Glider

N288

1981 Schleicher ASW-20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
20463
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Nashville, TN
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Registration record

N288 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20463
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nashville, TN
Certificate issued
2020-12-16
Airworthiness date
1982-09-17
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A2EBB2
Mode S (octal)
50565662
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).
  • 2020-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N288 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-02-05
    N288 previously assigned to a Enstrom F28F (s/n 742); cancelled.
  • 1982-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1935-02-27
    N288 previously assigned to a Boeing 40B (s/n 899); cancelled.
Overview

About N288

N288 is a 1981 Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20463. It is registered to an individual in Nashville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 16, 2020 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 September 17, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N288. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-11 Accident · Oakland, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX89FA238
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F28F — a different aircraft that carried the N288 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM THROUGHOUT THE AUTOROTATION.

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.