Glider

N420D

1985 Schleicher ASW-20C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
20792
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Phoenix, AZ
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Registration record

N420D on the FAA register

Type
1985 Schleicher ASW-20C
Serial
20792
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2005-11-30
Airworthiness date
1985-04-12
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4FBEA
Mode S (octal)
51175752
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N420D to the current registrant.
  • 1985-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1972-02-28
    N420D previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH104 Dove 6A (s/n 04414); cancelled.
Overview

About N420D

N420D is a 1985 Schleicher ASW-20C, serial number 20792. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 12, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N420D. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-16 Accident · Morris,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1682
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland 104-6A — a different aircraft that carried the N420D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ESSURE.FLAPS 20DEG,EXTDD LDG GR.
1968-01-09 Incident · Chicago,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 5 0002
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DH104 — a different aircraft that carried the N420D registration before this airframe.

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.