# N2520H: 1976 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: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 660
- Year built: 1976
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1996
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A2614C
- Registered owner: [Rose City Soaring Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20CITY%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2520H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2520H

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 (NONE)

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 NYC77DFJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ29), Jun 22, 1977: Schweizer SGS126 (N2520H), Elmira, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19770622017659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770622017659A), Jun 22, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E (N2520H), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Landing gear single wheel. Lack of thermal activity.

## 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.

## 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 N2520H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2520H before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520H-1955-10-04): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3145, built 1946. Owner: [Hand Harold C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAND%20HAROLD%20C), [Mahomet, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mahomet)

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-26E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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