Glider

N261

1977 Schleicher ASW-20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
20112
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Charlotte, MI
Registration record

N261 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20112
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Charlotte, MI
Certificate issued
2019-04-30
Airworthiness date
1978-10-25
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A282B3
Mode S (octal)
50501263
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N261.
  • 1978-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N261

N261 is a 1977 Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20112. It is registered to an individual in Charlotte, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N261.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N261.

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.