# N88986: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-sh1) (registry code 3801945, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G1IN) (Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1965
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AC42D3
- Registered owner: [Ps Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Bellefonte, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bellefonte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9312° N, 77.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16823, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88986

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1)

None in force.

### 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 OAK69D0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0227), Dec 29, 1968: Schemp SH-1 (N88986), Fremont, CA, 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.

- [Incident 19980801021869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801021869I), Aug 1, 1998: N88986, Monticello, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman lost directional control of the glider during takeoff, released the towline and subsequently collided with a parked aircraft. This incident is…

## 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) (1)

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 (Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1)

- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-sh1/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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