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N17917

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1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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Registered owner
Long Island Soaring Assn
Location
Yaphank, NY
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
557
Year built
1973
Type
Glider
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Standard, glider
Airworthiness date
June 6, 1973
Certificate issued
December 13, 1984
Expires
January 31, 2029
Mode S code
A13D37
Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe model · 1 seat · 131 registeredTCDS 1G10Airframe · Schweizer SGS 1-26EEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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.

1987In forceSuperseded2026

Information 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.

NTSB FTW79DRD46Accident · No injuriesClosedRobert, LAJul 1, 1979 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 19790701015679AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Robert, LAStudent glider pilot became too low in airport traffic pattern. Chose unsuitable landing area.Jul 1, 1979 · Substantial damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N17917General 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
Reports on N17917 not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N17917, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR UIA9311Spar · corrodedDURING C 05 CHECK OF DATUM A/C: FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF FRONT SPAR OF RT WING AT STA XRS 531. FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACES OF LOWER SKIN P/N:5935822-50 AND REAR SPAR LOWER CAP OF RT WING AT STA XRS=546. PERMANENT REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN P/Mar 30, 2004 · N17917 · Doug MD9030 · Wing Spar

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.

Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N17917 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

1943Piper J-2 · S/N 1517Cancelled May 7, 1943 · Eplee Ralph Ballenger