Glider

N204Q

1979 Schleicher ASW-20

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
20262
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kirklin, IN
Registration record

N204Q on the FAA register

Type
1979 Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20262
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kirklin, IN
Certificate issued
2015-04-22
Airworthiness date
1980-03-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1A23D
Mode S (octal)
50321075
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).
  • 2015-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N204Q.
  • 1996-05-28
    Accident at Sparks, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N204Q

N204Q is a 1979 Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20262. It is registered to an individual in Kirklin, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 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 (exhibition), dated March 7, 1980.

N204Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-05-28 Accident · Sparks, NV Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX96LA212
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20
Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff roll, and his failure to maintain control of the glider. The gusty wind condition was a related factor.
1964-10-16 Accident · Sheridan Wyo, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3227
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N204Q registration before this airframe.

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.