Glider

N120

1980 Schleicher ASW-20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
20344
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Basco, IL
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Registration record

N120 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20344
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Basco, IL
Certificate issued
2015-04-29
Airworthiness date
1980-08-20
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A053B1
Mode S (octal)
50051661
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N120 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1979-11-29
    N120 previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-145); cancelled.
  • 1946-01-17
    N120 previously assigned to a Interstate S-1A (s/n 122); cancelled.
Overview

About N120

N120 is a 1980 Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20344. It is registered to co-owners in Basco, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 20, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N120. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-07-26 Accident · Joplin,Mo, 25 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0010
Reported aircraft: Convair 580 — a different aircraft that carried the N120 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL.
1966-09-30 Accident · Indianapolis Ind, 14 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0032
Reported aircraft: Lockheed L-188 — a different aircraft that carried the N120 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E TURBULENCE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.