Glider

N280E

Schleicher ASW-28

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
28033
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L/D Max Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
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Registration record

N280E on the FAA register

Type
Schleicher ASW-28
Serial
28033
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
L/D Max Sales LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2023-02-16
Airworthiness date
2012-11-27
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2CE5F
Mode S (octal)
50547137
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N280E to the current registrant.
  • 2016-06-17
    Accident at Cuddybackville, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-11-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1974-07-18
    N280E previously assigned to a Aero Commander 560 (s/n 207); cancelled.
Overview

About N280E

N280E is a Schleicher ASW-28, serial number 28033. The FAA register lists L/D Max Sales LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 16, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 27, 2012.

N280E 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

2016-06-17 Accident · Cuddybackville, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA16CA342
Reported aircraft: Schleicher Asw 28
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the glide path required for landing in the off-field landing zone.
1966-09-18 Accident · Las Vegas,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 1104
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 560 — a different aircraft that carried the N280E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LS UP LANDING.FUEL FREE WATER CONTENT 0.7 PCT V.

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.