# N6135: Schleicher AS-W12, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher AS-W12](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12) (registry code 38015HR)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G21EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G21EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12009
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2010
- Last registry action: July 28, 2013
- Mode S code: A7FCEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Walters Richard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTERS%20RICHARD%20F)
- Location: [Gardnerville, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Gardnerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9023° N, 119.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89460, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6135
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135-2018-03-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 AS-W12: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12.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 LAX90DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ03), Sep 22, 1990: Schleicher ASW-12 (N6135), California City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DISCONNECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE AND AN IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE GLIDER PILOT.
- [NTSB FTW84LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA339), Aug 4, 1984: Schleicher ASW12 (N6135), Georgetown, TX, destroyed

## 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 19900922041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041649A), Sep 22, 1990: Schler ASW12 (N6135), California City, CA, Destroyed. Glider pitched up on takeoff was safely released and dived into ground. Pilot had neglected to hook up elevators.
- [Accident 19840804037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037959A), Aug 4, 1984: Schler ASW12 (N6135), Georgetown, TX, Destroyed. Glider crashed into trees on final approach. Witnesses reported severe gust preceeding passage of storm cell.

## Other aircraft with N6135

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6135): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB248U001064S

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