# N1163S: Schweizer SGS 1-34, registration cancelled 2001-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G3EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G3EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 63
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1994
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A0454F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sailplane Enterprises International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAILPLANE%20ENTERPRISES%20INTERNATIONAL)
- Location: [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6986° N, 116.9792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92543, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1163S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1163S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163S-2001-02-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer SGS 1-34: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34.md

## 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 LAX94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA210), May 3, 1994: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the pilot's low total flight…
- [NTSB LAX90LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA325), Sep 9, 1990: Schweizer SGS1-34 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 19940503009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940503009939A), May 3, 1994: Scwzer SGS134 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made slow skidding turn onto base leg. Stalled. Spun to impact.
- [Accident 19900909047339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909047339A), Sep 9, 1990: Scwzer SGS134 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. High sink rate and headwind. Unable to make airport. Struck a rock while landing in a field.

## Other aircraft with N1163S

- [Cancelled 2025-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163S-2025-03-21): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VB-100114. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Navarre, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Navarre)

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