# N17916: 1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124, 1 seats) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 560 - Year built: 1973 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: June 25, 1973 - Certificate issued: November 1, 2023 - Expires: November 30, 2030 - Mode S code: A13D36 - Registered owner: [Wheaton Duane Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEATON%20DUANE%20LEE) - Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17916 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17916 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Schweizer SGS 1-26E) - [AD 87-17-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-17-01): Tow Release Installation · K & L Soaring SGS 1-23, SGS 1-23D, SGS 1-23F and 25 more. Effective Aug 19, 1988 - [AD 87-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-02-01): Tow-Release Installation Inspection · K & L Soaring SGM 2-37, SGS 1-23, SGS 1-23D and 32 more. Effective Jan 21, 1987 ### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX80DUG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG50), Aug 9, 1980: Schweizer SGS126 (N17916), Rabbit Dry Lk, CA, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 19800809036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809036169A), Aug 9, 1980: Scwzer SGS126E (N17916), Lucerne, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was making an ato tow. Auto was slow to accellerate. Pilot release from the auto, lost airspeed. - [Incident 19800526051349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526051349I), May 26, 1980: Scwzer SGS126E (N17916), Onix, CA, Minor damage. Glider pilot made precautionary landing on ball field. Struck post. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N17916 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N17916, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR UIA9315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIA9315), Sep 13, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING S90M C CHECK OF DATUM A/C 1. REPAIR ON THE RT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA Y=484,L18R-L19R (526). CORROSION ON LE WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP AT STA XRS510 AND XRS - [SDR UIAFAA9201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIAFAA9201), Feb 8, 2003: SCAVENGE PUMP. BROKEN. RT GEN OFF SHOW ON EOAP DURING THE FIGHT FROM MACAU TO SHANGHAI, AFTER LANDING LINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED RT GEN BEARING FAIL WAS SHOWN ON EPCU AND HE ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Schweizer SGS 1-26E) - [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey - [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SG1265GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG1265GL): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. Cooper Aviation Supply Company, Inc - [STC SG4WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4WE): Ceconite 101 covering of complete aircraft. Cooper Engineering Corporation. Lists SGS 1-26 Series ## Earlier aircraft with N17916 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17916 before. - [Cancelled 1947-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17916-1947-10-08): Piper J-2, S/N 1516. Owner: [Marshall R A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20R%20A) ## Related - Other Schweizer SGS 1-26E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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