# N7583: 1970 Schweizer SGS 1-26D - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122, 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: 475 - Year built: 1970 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: July 1, 1970 - Certificate issued: February 18, 1999 - Expires: August 31, 2029 - Mode S code: AA3A82 - Registered owners: [Burnham Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNHAM%20KENNETH%20J), [Burnham Arlene E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNHAM%20ARLENE%20E) - Location: [Carr, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Carr) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 40.8792° N, 104.8240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80612, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7583 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7583 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 1-26D) - [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 LAX98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA017), Oct 18, 1997: Schweizer 126-D (N7583), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles during the landing approach. ## 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. - [Accident 19971018031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018031459A), Oct 18, 1997: Scwzer SGS126D (N7583), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 18, 1997, at 1205 hours mountain standard time, a schwiezer 126-D glider, N7583, collided with a bush on short final approach for landing at… ## Reports on N7583 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N7583, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19780304015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304015459I), Mar 4, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N7583), Boston, MA. Crew unable to retract the gear after departure, returned. Retraction system checked out ok. ## 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 1-26D) - [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 N7583 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7583 before. - [Cancelled 1944-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7583-1944-08-22): Ford 4-AT-D SPECIAL, S/N 37. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [United States Of America Corps Of Engineers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20OF%20AMERICA%20CORPS%20OF%20ENGINEERS), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles) ## Related - Other Schweizer SGS 1-26D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.