# N878S: 1979 Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 2018-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 20268
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2012
- Last registry action: February 11, 2015
- Mode S code: AC159E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hazel Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAZEL%20THOMAS%20R)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8274° N, 95.4261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77018, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878S-2018-05-24

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 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 CEN15LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA376), Aug 23, 2015: Schleicher ASW 20 (N878S), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an attempted off-airport landing.

## 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 20150823014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823014239A), Aug 23, 2015: Schleicher ASW-20 (N878S), Hempstead, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 23, 2015, a phone call was received by the Texas department of public safety (TX dps) indicating that an accident occurred at laneview road in…

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