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N2515H1976 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1982)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2027
Based in
Amelia Court House, VA
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Merlin Soaring Association INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Amelia Court House, VA
Certificate issued
Jun 22, 2007
Expires
Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date
Jun 29, 1976

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26E
Year
1976
Serial number
655
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A25E44

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2007 – nowMerlin Soaring Association INCAmelia Court House, VA · current
  2. 1946 – 1950Airfields Operating CorpSalisbury, MD · different airframe: 1946 Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C S/N 3140

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 3, 1982 · Kutztown, PA

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS LANDING THE GLIDER, HE OVERSHOT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A SIGNBOARD AND POLE.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
NYC83LA001

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC83LA001)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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