# N91880: 1952 Schweizer SGS 1-23B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-23B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23b) (registry code 8050103, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 17
- Year built: 1952
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: ACB7EC
- Registered owner: [Westcott Philip G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTCOTT%20PHILIP%20G)
- Location: [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0877° N, 76.8433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14905, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91880
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91880

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 (Schweizer SGS 1-23B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

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 DEN75DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA03), Jul 6, 1974: Schweizer SGS123 (N91880), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0286), May 30, 1967: Schweizer SGS1 (N91880), Ruidoso, NM, 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 19740706019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706019289A), Jul 6, 1974: Scwzer SGS126E (N91880), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. Single wheel equipped. Lost lift. Collided with vegetation along road.

## 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 1-23B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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