# N3831A: Schweizer SGS 1-26C, registration cancelled 1988-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (registry code 8050120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 98
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A468EB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3831A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3831A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3831A-1988-05-02

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 1-26C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c.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 OAK77DVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW19), May 14, 1977: Schweizer SGS-1 (N3831A), Boulder City, NV, 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.

- [Incident 19800720077509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720077509I), Jul 20, 1980: Scwzer SGS126D (N3831A), Llano, CA, Minor damage. While trying to avoid 2 military jets glider got into sinking airmass. Landed nose down in tree top.
- [Accident 19770514011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011219A), May 14, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E (N3831A), NV, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3831A

- [Cancelled 2018-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3831A-2018-02-13): Destiny D 2000, S/N 3C0431, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Betit James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETIT%20JAMES%20A), [Pittsfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Pittsfield)

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