# N8607R: Schweizer SGS 1-23H, registration cancelled 1974-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 1974
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-23H](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h) (registry code 8050110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1965
- Mode S code: ABD234
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmitkons David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMITKONS%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Lorain, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lorain)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8607R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8607R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607R-1974-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 1-23H: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h.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 FTW73DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG06), Jul 23, 1972: Schweizer SGS123 (N8607R), Odessa, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8607R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8607R): Austflight DRIFTER SB-582, S/N SBC-97-010

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