# N3616Z: Schweizer SGS 1-36, registration cancelled 1998-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-36](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (registry code 8050153)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G5EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G5EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1987
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A41345
- Owner when cancelled: [Urban Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/URBAN%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0457° N, 105.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3616Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3616Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3616Z-1998-09-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 1-36: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36.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 FTW97FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA033), Nov 2, 1996: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3616Z), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft by performing an aerobatic maneuver, resulting in total failure of the wing spar.

## 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 19961102034609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102034609A), Nov 2, 1996: Scwzer SGS136 (N3616Z), Boulder, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider experienced inflight breakup and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N3616Z

- [Cancelled 2001-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3616Z-2001-08-20): Beech A36, S/N E1925. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Kokage Shinji](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOKAGE%20SHINJI), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3616Z-1970-09-02): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-7507. Owner: [Vitko James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VITKO%20JAMES%20D), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)

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