# N17976: Schweizer SGS 1-35, registration cancelled 2000-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (registry code 8050148)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1997
- Last registry action: July 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A13E08
- Owners when cancelled: [Peterson Nancy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20NANCY%20J), [Warner Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARNER%20PAUL%20M)
- Location: [Lexington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Lexington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4452° N, 71.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17976-2000-08-29

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 1-35: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35.md

## 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 NYC97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA108), Jun 8, 1997: Schweizer SGS 135 (N17976), Pepperell, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.

## 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 19970608013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013509A), Jun 8, 1997: Scwzer SGS135 (N17976), Pepperell, MA, Substantial damage. Sailplane too high on final approach, attempted a 360 degree turn, went into a stall spin, crashed. (-23) on 06/08/97 @1805 EDT, N17976, a Schweizer sgs 135,…

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