# N838KS: 1982 Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 20599
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNEDDEN%20JERALD%20R)
- Location: [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8904° N, 117.3283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92508, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838KS-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 WPR11FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA302), Jul 2, 2011: Schleicher ASW-20 (N838KS), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20110702013089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702013089A), Jul 2, 2011: Schleicher ASW-20 (N838KS), Lone Pine, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 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…

## Other aircraft with N838KS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838KS): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12308, built 2019

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