Aircraft record

N5839V1964 Schweizer SGS 1-26B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2015)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in: Montague, CA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2012
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2015
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Montague, CA
Certificate issued: Apr 6, 2012
Expires: Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date: Aug 28, 1964

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 1-26B
Year: 1964
Serial number: 272
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A784B4

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

2012 – nowIndividual ownerMontague, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 8, 2015 · Silver Springs, NV

The pilot's improper decision making in adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with weather and impact with terrain.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: GAA15CA172

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA15CA172)

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 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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