# N8671R: 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 201
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, glider
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ABEB63
- Registered owner: [Kent Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENT%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Warner Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Warner%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3244° N, 116.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92086, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8671R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8671R

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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW80FQA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA46), Sep 27, 1980: Schweizer SGS126 (N8671R), Moriarty, NM, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN74DQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA17), Sep 15, 1973: Schweizer SGS126 (N8671R), Moriarty, NM, 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 19800927050089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927050089A), Sep 27, 1980: Scwzer SGS126B (N8671R), Moriarity, NM, Destroyed. Control stick forward movement blocked on takeoff by open utility box door. Airplane stalled on tow release.
- [Accident 19730915030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915030929A), Sep 15, 1973: Scwzer SGS126B (N8671R), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. Lost lift,selected off-airport ldng site. Gusts to 25KTS.

## 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 Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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