# N3839A: 1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116, 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: 107
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1961
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A46A03
- Registered owner: [Walker William Hamilton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20WILLIAM%20HAMILTON)
- Location: [Bainbridge, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Bainbridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9435° N, 84.6020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39817, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3839A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3839A

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 1-26A)

- [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 LAX68D0189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0189), Oct 15, 1967: Schweizer SGS126 (N3839A), Pearblossom, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3839A.

## 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 N3839A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3839A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR SWAA2022041210936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SWAA2022041210936), Dec 12, 2019: SCUFF PLATE. CRACKED. AFT CARGO PIT;FWD; CORNER THRESHOLD IS CRACKED. / AFT CARGO PIT FWD CORNER SCUFF PLATE NEW PLATE VERIFIED IAW AIPC D638A001-SWA-0102; SWA 53-13-00-05; NEW PLATE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (8)

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 1-26A)

- [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 SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [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 SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc
- [STC SG10WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG10WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces with Ceconite103 material. Ceconite Inc
- [STC SG4-1240](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-1240): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc
- [STC SG4WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4WE): Ceconite 101 covering of complete aircraft. Cooper Engineering Corporation. Lists SGS 1-26 Series

## Related

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

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