# N65960: 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26C, registration cancelled 2013-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (registry code 8050120)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 488
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1976
- Last registry action: January 16, 1982
- Mode S code: A8B16C
- Location: [Maricopa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Maricopa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65960-2013-02-13

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 1-26C: 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 LAX80DUJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ26), Jan 23, 1980: Schweizer SGS126 (N65960), Enid, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19800123003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800123003499A), Jan 23, 1980: Scwzer SGS126C (N65960), Enid, AZ, Substantial damage. Allowed sailplane to stall & spin into trees on mountain when one wing hit a thermal.

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