# N555CF: 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-34

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G3EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G3EA) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 89
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2016
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A71236
- Registered owners: [Carpenter Stanley H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20STANLEY%20H), [Closson Luke E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSSON%20LUKE%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Tifton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Tifton)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4459° N, 83.4527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31794, 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=555CF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CF

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 1-34)

- [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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN80DTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE23), Feb 1, 1980: Schweizer 1-34 (N555CF), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800201002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201002149A), Feb 1, 1980: Scwzer SGS134 (N555CF), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Used dive brakes for landing. Failed to maintain air speed. Made hard landing. Buckled fuselage.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-34 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Schweizer SGS 1-34: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34/stcs.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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