# N65920: Schweizer SGS 1-34, registration cancelled 1990-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G3EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G3EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 90
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A8B0E0
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65920
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65920
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65920-1990-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 1-34: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34.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 NYC88LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA206), Aug 7, 1988: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N65920), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THE CANOPY CAME OPEN. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 19880807034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807034989A), Aug 7, 1988: Scwzer SGS134 (N65920), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Canopy came open on glider tow. Failed to hold position behind tow plane. Was cut loose and hit runway nose down.

## Other aircraft with N65920

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65920): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208350, built 2004

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