# N603MX: 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 603
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1992
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A7D38D
- Owner when cancelled: [Buzzard Bay Buzzards](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUZZARD%20BAY%20BUZZARDS)
- Location: [Woods Hole, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Woods%20Hole)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4724° N, 70.7850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02543, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N603MX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=603MX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603MX-2015-04-27

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 1-26E: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e.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 NYC96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA140), Jul 5, 1996: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N603MX), Marston Mills, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the glider while being towed during takeoff, which resulted in a pitch oscillation, failure of the tow cable, loss of airspeed, an inadvertent stall/spin,…

## 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 19960705016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705016429A), Jul 5, 1996: Scwzer SGS126E (N603MX), Marston Mills, MA, Destroyed. Tow rope broke on takeoff, glider stalled, spun in, struck ground. (-23) at approximately 1400EDT, 07/05/96, I received a telephone call from my supervisor,…

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