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 1-26D
Year
1969
Serial number
463
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AA32F1
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
1992 – 2013Individual ownerOdessa, TX
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · destroyed
Apr 2, 1991 · Warner Springs, CA
THAT THE PILOT USED POOR PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO HIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
THE STUDENT, GLIDER PLT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF LIFT WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF A HILL. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN OFF-ARPT LANDING. ON FINAL APCH, THE PLT NOTICED A FENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD & WAS UNABLE TO AVOID IT. HE REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS.
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.