Glider

N45EM

1996 Schleicher ASW-27

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
27007
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hampton, VA
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Registration record

N45EM on the FAA register

Type
1996 Schleicher ASW-27
Serial
27007
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hampton, VA
Certificate issued
2025-10-03
Airworthiness date
1996-02-22
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A57033
Mode S (octal)
51270063
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N45EM to the current registrant.
  • 1996-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1992-08-14
    N45EM previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-4 (s/n 29); cancelled.
Overview

About N45EM

N45EM is a 1996 Schleicher ASW-27, serial number 27007. It is registered to an individual in Hampton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 22, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45EM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-04-03 Accident · Santa Paula, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX91FA156
Reported aircraft: Herbert W. Ross RV-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N45EM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE WRONG FUEL TANK AND THE PASSENGER INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHEN THE SEAT BACK FAILED.

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.