# N3833A: Schweizer SGS 1-26A, registration cancelled 1974-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 90
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1970
- Mode S code: A46931
- Owner when cancelled: [Steiner Robert L & Wayne Reece](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEINER%20ROBERT%20L%20%26%20WAYNE%20REECE)
- Location: [Orosi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orosi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3833A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3833A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3833A-1974-03-25

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 1-26A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a.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 OAK74AP028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP028), Jan 12, 1974: Schweizer SGS126 (N3833A), Piedra, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740112002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112002559A), Jan 12, 1974: Scwzer SGS126A (N3833A), Piedra, CA, Destroyed. OBS stated no violent maneuvers bfor r wg separated.

## Other aircraft with N3833A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3833A): Best OFF SKYRANGER, S/N 5150, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1989-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3833A-1989-08-01): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A1066. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1981-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3833A-1981-08-27): Beech B200, S/N BB-866. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [General Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)

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