# N2878H: Schweizer SGS 1-35, registration cancelled 2022-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 58
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 5, 2013
- Last registry action: February 11, 2019
- Mode S code: A2EB74
- Owner when cancelled: [Nguyen Khanh H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NGUYEN%20KHANH%20H)
- Location: [Tenafly, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Tenafly)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9183° N, 73.9505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07670, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2878H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878H-2022-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (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 ERA21FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA239), Jun 6, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2878H), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s low-altitude release from tow for reasons that could not be determined, and his subsequent exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while returning to the runway, which…
- [NTSB NYC80DHM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHM20), Jun 5, 1980: Schweizer SGS135 (N2878H), Matamoras, NY, 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 20210606014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210606014829A), Jun 6, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2878H), Wurtsboro, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider N2878H was under tow on climb out from runway 23 at N82, at approximately 200FT AGL the glider disconnected from the tow plane and began a descending…
- [Accident 19800605023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605023249A), Jun 5, 1980: Scwzer SGS135 (N2878H), Matamoras, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gust pick up wing on lift-off. During glider tow, other wing hit ground. Cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N2878H

- [Cancelled 1962-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878H-1962-03-13): Erco 415-C, S/N 3503, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Buckner Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCKNER%20DOUGLAS), [Madison Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Madison%20Heights)

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