Glider

N78N

2000 Schleicher ASW-27

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
27143
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Diego, CA
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Registration record

N78N on the FAA register

Type
2000 Schleicher ASW-27
Serial
27143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2000-12-05
Airworthiness date
2001-01-15
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AA8F59
Mode S (octal)
52507531
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 2000-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N78N to the current registrant.
  • 1980-11-18
    N78N previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-810); cancelled.
Overview

About N78N

N78N is a 2000 Schleicher ASW-27, serial number 27143. It is registered to an individual in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2000 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated January 15, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-03-01 Accident · Immokalee,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2045
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N78N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FILTER SCREEN PARTIALLY CLOGGED.PLT DIDNT RAISE GR

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.