Glider

N8829A

2008 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
29034
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Queensbury, NY
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Registration record

N8829A on the FAA register

Type
2008 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18
Serial
29034
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Queensbury, NY
Certificate issued
2024-03-16
Airworthiness date
2008-04-01
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC28D7
Mode S (octal)
53024327
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8829A to the current registrant.
  • 2010-08-04
    Accident at Batesville, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2005-02-08
    N8829A previously assigned to a Homebuilt T-33A (s/n 51-18829A); cancelled.
Overview

About N8829A

N8829A is a 2008 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18, serial number 29034. It is registered to co-owners in Queensbury, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 1, 2008.

N8829A 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

2010-08-04 Accident · Batesville, TX Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN10LA459B
Reported aircraft: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co Asw 27-18
Probable cause: Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.
2008-05-11 Accident · Peoria, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX08CA136
Reported aircraft: A. Schleicher GMBH & Co. Asw 27-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N8829A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude while on final approach to land. A factor contributing to the accident was a downdraft.

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.