# N7796S: 1969 Schweizer SGS 1-26D, registration cancelled 2019-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 456
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2015
- Last registry action: September 25, 2015
- Mode S code: AA8DB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Csaa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CSAA)
- Location: [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9177° N, 122.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94597, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7796S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7796S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796S-2019-02-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA061), Nov 13, 1983: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7796S), Lucerne Valley, CA, 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 19831113057189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113057189A), Nov 13, 1983: Scwzer SGS126D (N7796S), Lucerne, CA, Substantial damage. Auto tow changed direction caused glider to release at a low altitude. Pilot stall landed turning downwind.

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