Glider

N251B

1979 Schleicher ASW-20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
20274
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dublin, CA
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Registration record

N251B on the FAA register

Type
1979 Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20274
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dublin, CA
Certificate issued
2017-12-27
Airworthiness date
1980-05-15
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A25B4E
Mode S (octal)
50455516
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N251B to the current registrant.
  • 1998-09-28
    N251B previously assigned to a Aerostar 601P / Aerostar (s/n 61P08128063422); cancelled.
  • 1980-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1977-11-25
    N251B previously assigned to a Aero Commander 680T (s/n 1587); cancelled.
  • 1964-07-21
    N251B previously assigned to a Colonial C-1 (s/n 11); cancelled.
Overview

About N251B

N251B is a 1979 Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20274. It is registered to an individual in Dublin, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated May 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N251B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-11-17 Accident · Eagle, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW97FA042
Reported aircraft: Piper Aerostar 601P — a different aircraft that carried the N251B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather conditions without proper certification. Factors were the meteorological conditions that existed --- low ceiling, low visibility, and falling snow --- and his use of contraindicated drugs.

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.