# N2880H: 1976 Schweizer SGS 1-35C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-35C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (registry code 8050151, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G4EA) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 70
- Year built: 1976
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A2EE13
- Registered owner: [Leonard Glenn D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20GLENN%20D)
- Location: [Ruidoso, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Ruidoso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3524° N, 105.6710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88345, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2880H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2880H

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 1-35C)

- [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 BFO90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA021), Nov 12, 1989: Schweizer SGS-1-35C (N2880H), Paint Bank, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH LED TO AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING LIFT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND LACK OF A SUITABLE…

## 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 19891112066349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112066349A), Nov 12, 1989: Scwzer SGS135C (N2880H), Paint Bank, VA, Destroyed. Unsuitable thermals for crosscountry trip. Turned back, unable to clear ridge put glider into trees.

## 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) (1)

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 1-35C)

- [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

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-35C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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