- Registered owner
- Aero Club Albatross Inc
- Location
- Blairstown, NJ
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 508
- Year built
- 1971
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date
- June 4, 1971
- Certificate issued
- October 11, 1990
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A0336B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1987 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 |
Airframe · Schweizer SGS 1-26E
AD 87-17-01Tow Release InstallationAD 87-02-01Tow-Release Installation InspectionInformation bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20050213002789IBlairstown, NJ(-23) According to the pilot, while gliding approximately 3 miles north of the Blairstown airport, he was caught in a "sink" also known as a down draft, lost lift and was forced to land in a hay field. There was minor damage to the leading edge of both wings,…Accident 19730904031519AFinal Approach · Franconia, NH
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N1118SGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Schweizer SGS 1-26E aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 4
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Schweizer SGS 1-26E
STC SA01734SEApplication of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts.STC SG01164CHInstall Cooper superflite 102 fabric.STC SG1265GLSurrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH.STC SG4WECeconite 101 covering of complete aircraft.