# N65969: 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124, 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: 609
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1974
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A8B175
- Registered owner: [Jousma Irwin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOUSMA%20IRWIN%20J)
- Location: [Jenison, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Jenison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9186° N, 85.8359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49428, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65969

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 1-26E)

- [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 N65969.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N65969.

## 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 SGS 1-26E)

- [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 SG4WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG4WE): Ceconite 101 covering of complete aircraft. Cooper Engineering Corporation. Lists SGS 1-26 Series

## Earlier aircraft with N65969

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65969 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65969-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6377. Owner: [Halamicek Victor Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALAMICEK%20VICTOR%20HENRY), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-26E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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