# N50796: Schweizer SGS 2-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-8) (registry code 8050202, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS GTC 5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/GTC%205) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2002
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A657A3
- Registered owners: [Fronius Douglas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONIUS%20DOUGLAS%20L), [Fronius Mae T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRONIUS%20MAE%20T)
- Location: [Poway, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Poway)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9848° N, 117.0127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92064, 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=50796
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50796

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 2-8)

- [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 (2)

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 SEA69D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0079), Aug 24, 1968: Schweizer SGS2-8 (N50796), Boise, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0185), Jul 29, 1967: Schweizer SGS2-8 (N50796), Auburn, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N50796.

## 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) (2)

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 2-8)

- [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 SG4-1240](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4-1240): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 2-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-8/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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