# N3897A: Schweizer SGS 1-23G

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-23G](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23g) (registry code 8050108, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G1) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 37
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1958
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A48007
- Registered owner: [Serda Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SERDA%20RUSSELL)
- Location: [Squaw Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Squaw%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7233° N, 119.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93675, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3897A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3897A

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 1-23G)

- [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

None matched to N3897A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3897A.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-23G aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23g/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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