# N17976: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 29, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17976

## Aircraft that carried N17976

- [Cancelled 2000-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17976-2000-08-29): Schweizer SGS 1-35, S/N 4. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Peterson Nancy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20NANCY%20J), [Lexington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lexington)

## NTSB investigations on N17976 (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 NYC97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA108), Jun 8, 1997: Schweizer SGS 135 (N17976), Pepperell, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17976 (1)

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 19970608013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013509A), Jun 8, 1997: Scwzer SGS135 (N17976), Pepperell, MA, Substantial damage. Sailplane too high on final approach, attempted a 360 degree turn, went into a stall spin, crashed. (-23) on 06/08/97 @1805 EDT, N17976, a Schweizer sgs 135,…

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