# N4AX: 1973 Schleicher ASW-17, registration cancelled 1981-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-17) (registry code 3801507)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G30EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G30EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17019
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1973
- Mode S code: A4A805
- Owner when cancelled: [Gaines Walter D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAINES%20WALTER%20D)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4AX-1981-12-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schleicher ASW-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-17.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD55), Apr 6, 1979: Schleicher ASW-17 (N4AX), Oviedo, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78DLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD10), Nov 13, 1977: Schleicher ASW-17 (N4AX), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790406006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406006519A), Apr 6, 1979: Schler ASW17 (N4AX), Oviedo, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft hit the ground at high speed. Pilots who had flown this modification had experienced control problems.
- [Accident 19771113035582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113035582A), Nov 13, 1977: Schler ASW17 (N4AX), Mulberry, FL, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4AX

- [Cancelled 2012-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4AX-2012-10-16): Cosmopolitan CL-66, S/N 11151. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Xxxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxxx)

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