# N3617U: 1981 Schweizer SGS 1-36, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-36](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (registry code 8050153)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G5EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G5EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2012
- Last registry action: December 20, 2017
- Mode S code: A41363
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Fliers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20FLIERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3617U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3617U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617U-2021-09-04

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 1-36: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36.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 WPR12CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA278), Jun 27, 2012: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB LAX84LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA492), Sep 22, 1984: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Marana, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20120627013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627013049A), Jun 27, 2012: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3617U), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. Glider, N3617U, launched from the bih airport on June 27, 2012 via aero tow at about 1430 local and was towed to an altitude of 3000 feet AGL above the white…
- [Incident 20000603017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603017789I), Jun 3, 2000: Scwzer SGS136 (N3617U), Sparks, NV, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot landed off-airport. During roll out, the glider encountered a shallow trench, resulting I minor skin damage to the glider. Additional…
- [Accident 19840922050679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922050679A), Sep 22, 1984: Scwzer SGS136 (N3617U), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. Developed high sink rate. Had to land in rough desert short of the glider port. Low brush cause a ground loop.

## Other aircraft with N3617U

- [Cancelled 1963-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617U-1963-09-05): Cessna 182F, S/N 18255017. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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