# N5743S: 1968 Schweizer SGS 1-26B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (registry code 8050118, 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: 391
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 1968
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2012
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A76017
- Registered owner: [Lake Elsinore Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20ELSINORE%20SOARING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Wildomar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Wildomar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6163° N, 117.2603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92595, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5743S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5743S

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 1-26B)

- [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 LAX83LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA347), Jun 26, 1983: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N5743S), Phelan, CA, 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 19830626038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626038799A), Jun 26, 1983: Scwzer SGS126B (N5743S), Phelan, CA, Substantial damage. Glider crashed during off airport landing when pilot unable to make it back to airport.
- [Incident 19800615052652I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052652I), Jun 15, 1980: Scwzer SGS126 (N5743S), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Two gliders collided in flight, landed safely.

## 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) (6)

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 1-26B)

- [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 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 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 1-26B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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