Glider

N57GE

1989 Homebuilt ASH-25E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
25070
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Whitesboro, TX
Registration record

N57GE on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt ASH-25E
Serial
25070
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Whitesboro, TX
Certificate issued
2025-12-10
Airworthiness date
2012-08-16
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A74CAB
Mode S (octal)
51646253
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N57GE to the current registrant.
  • 2012-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1997-03-20
    N57GE previously assigned to a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Astir CS (s/n 1229); cancelled.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N57GE

N57GE is a 1989 Homebuilt ASH-25E, serial number 25070. It is registered to an individual in Whitesboro, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 16, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N57GE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-02-27 Accident · Jean, NV Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX95LA123
Reported aircraft: Burkhart Grob G102 Astir CS — a different aircraft that carried the N57GE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions which resulted in a wind shear encounter at low altitude during the takeoff initial climb.

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.