# N65972: 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

- Status: Sale reported
- 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: 591
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 1974
- Mode S code: A8B191
- Location: [Yucaipa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yucaipa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0333° N, 117.0100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92399, 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=65972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65972

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 N65972.

## 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, 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.

- [Incident 20200509004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509004709I), May 9, 2020: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N65972), Byron, CA, No damage. Video shows aircraft N4116Y taking off in tow with glider aircraft N65972 attached via tow rope. Shortly after take off it appears the glider nose up higher…

## 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 N65972

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65972 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65972-1955-01-06): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N 75-3082. Owner: [Schnurr Joseph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNURR%20JOSEPH%20A), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables)

## 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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