# N98TX: Schleicher ASW-20, registration cancelled 1989-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506)
- Serial number: 20062
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: ADAA8A
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98TX-1989-07-25

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.

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 NYC87LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA163), Jun 7, 1987: Schweizer ASW-20 (N98TX), Middletown, NY, destroyed

## 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 19870607082499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607082499A), Jun 7, 1987: Schler ASW20 (N98TX), Middletown, NY, Destroyed. Failed to hook up elevators prior to takeoff. Glider pitched up on the tow,hit ground bounced up 150FT and crashed

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