# N7966A: 1963 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-s) (registry code 3801933)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 37
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1970
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AAD17A
- Owner when cancelled: [Thornton Terry F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNTON%20TERRY%20F)
- Location: [Palm Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8630° N, 116.5567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92262, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7966A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7966A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966A-2017-02-04

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 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-s.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 LAX72AL025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL025), Oct 17, 1971: Schemp SH-1 (N7966A), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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