Glider

N40486

2000 Schleicher ASW-28

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
28013
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newport Beach, CA
Registration record

N40486 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Schleicher ASW-28
Serial
28013
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newport Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2001-08-03
Airworthiness date
2001-02-26
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4BF0C
Mode S (octal)
51137414
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N40486 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1996-11-15
    N40486 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-22 (s/n 18848); cancelled.
  • 1974-04-11
    N40486 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7305207); cancelled.
Overview

About N40486

N40486 is a 2000 Schleicher ASW-28, serial number 28013. It is registered to an individual in Newport Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2001 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 26, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40486. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-12-20 Incident · Denver, CO Damage: Minor NTSB · DEN91IA028
Reported aircraft: Boeing 727-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N40486 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN ENGINE BEARING.

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.