Glider

N8241

2015 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
29093
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Francisco, CA
Registration record

N8241 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18
Serial
29093
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Francisco, CA
Certificate issued
2017-03-02
Airworthiness date
2016-02-10
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AB4232
Mode S (octal)
52641062
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8241 to the current registrant.
  • 2016-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 1993-04-08
    N8241 previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8MJ (s/n A1443); cancelled.
Overview

About N8241

N8241 is a 2015 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18, serial number 29093. It is registered to an individual in San Francisco, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated February 10, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8241. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-08-15 Accident · Turlock, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · LAX91LA359
Reported aircraft: Benson/Ambrocini/Wentzel B-8MJ — a different aircraft that carried the N8241 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OVER ROTATION OF THE GYROCOPTER DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE POOR MAINTENANCE PRACTICES PERFORMED ON THE MACHINE.
1970-06-21 Accident · Tracy,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0679
Reported aircraft: Bensen B-8M — a different aircraft that carried the N8241 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.