# N50RE: Schweizer SGU 2-22

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGU 2-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22) (registry code 8050602, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G-18](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G-18) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1958
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2020
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A63913
- Registered owner: [Mathison John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHISON%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Fernley, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Fernley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6708° N, 119.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89408, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50RE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50RE

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 SGU 2-22)

- [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 MIA84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA120), Mar 18, 1984: Schweizer SGU-22 (N50RE), Williston, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840318008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318008119A), Mar 18, 1984: Scwzer SGU222 (N50RE), Williston, FL, Substantial damage. Glider pilot made long landing in grass along side of runway and glider collided with tetrahedron.
- [Incident 19790213005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213005199I), Feb 13, 1979: Scwzer SGU222 (N50RE), High Springs, FL, Minor damage. During tow glider pilot experienced loss of aileron control. Aileron control torn PN22B-115 had broken.

## 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 SGU 2-22)

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

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGU 2-22 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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