Glider

N4804W

Schleicher ASW-20

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
20272
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hereford, TX
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Registration record

N4804W on the FAA register

Type
Schleicher ASW-20
Serial
20272
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hereford, TX
Certificate issued
2008-05-22
Airworthiness date
1982-07-19
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5EB92
Mode S (octal)
51365622
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N4804W to the current registrant.
  • 2000-07-04
    Accident at Gregory, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1979-03-22
    N4804W previously assigned to a Commander 114 (s/n 14124); cancelled.
Overview

About N4804W

N4804W is a Schleicher ASW-20, serial number 20272. It is registered to an individual in Hereford, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 19, 1982.

N4804W 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

2000-07-04 Accident · Gregory, MI Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI00LA188
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20L
Probable cause: the control stick movement being restricted by the pilot's seat-type parachute and the excessive descent rate and airspeed during landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.
1979-03-04 Accident · Fairfield,Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3262
Reported aircraft: Rockwell 114 — a different aircraft that carried the N4804W 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.