Glider

N988PA

2020 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co AS 33ES

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
33006
Class
Glider
Engines
Solo 2350 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N988PA on the FAA register

Type
2020 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co AS 33ES
Serial
33006
Engines
Solo 2350 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2021-01-21
Airworthiness date
2021-02-25
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADCA22
Mode S (octal)
53345042
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N988PA.
  • 2020
    Manufactured (2020).
Overview

About N988PA

N988PA is a 2020 Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co AS 33ES, serial number 33006. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Solo 2350 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 25, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N988PA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-25 Incident · Teterboro, NJ NTSB · OPS08IA009
Reported aircraft: Learjet 45 — a different aircraft that carried the N988PA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The local air traffic controller's failure to follow published procedures and directives, resulting in a landing airplane coming in close proximity to runway workers.

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.