# N7729S: 1968 Schweizer SGS 1-26D, registration cancelled 2008-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 429
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1968
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2003
- Last registry action: July 7, 2005
- Mode S code: AA7419
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcanerny Russell R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCANERNY%20RUSSELL%20R)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5588° N, 112.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85051, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7729S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7729S-2008-04-23

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 1-26D: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d.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 LAX06LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA158), May 3, 2006: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7729S), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a broken tow rope, a spiral, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with…

## 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 20060503009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503009619A), May 3, 2006: Scwzer SGS126D (N7729S), Aguila, AZ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Glider pitched up on tow. The tow rope broke. The glider started a turn, stalled, entered an incipient spin and the impacted the ground.

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