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N838KS

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1982 Schleicher ASW-20 · NONE

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Cancelled: May 14, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 20599
Year built: 1982
Type: Glider
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
Airworthiness date: April 13, 1983
Certificate issued: October 10, 2007
Last registry action: October 10, 2007
Mode S code: AB7704
Owner when cancelled: Snedden Jerald R
Location: Riverside, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-20ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N838KS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB WPR11FA302Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLone Pine, CAThe glider encountered a strong downward orographic wind flow and turbulence that forced it into terrain. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to operate the glider very close to the terrain.Jul 2, 2011 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N838KS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20110702013089ACruise/Level Flight · Lone Pine, CAOn above date and time airman [privacy data omitted] was involved in a fatal accident while he was piloting Schleicher ASW-20 glider, N838KS in the vicinity of the mountain range located adjacent to and west of the Lone Pine Airport. Aircraft impacted the…Jul 2, 2011 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N838KS · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N838KS is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

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