# N8622R: 1961 Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h-15) (registry code 8050112, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G1) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 58
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2022
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ABD8F3
- Registered owner: [Bowlsbey Bryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWLSBEY%20BRYAN)
- Location: [Mclean, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mclean)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9402° N, 77.1649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22101, 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=8622R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8622R

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15)

- [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
- [AD 71-17-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-17-09): Loose Rudder Fittings · K & L Soaring SGS 1-23H and SGS 1-23H-15. Effective Aug 26, 1971

### 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 NYC81DHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA22), Sep 9, 1981: Schweizer 1-23H (N8622R), Blairstown, NJ, 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, 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 19810909059339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909059339A), Sep 9, 1981: Scwzer SGS123H (N8622R), Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Glider hit fence in off airport landing because spoilers were deployed inadvertently.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h-15/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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