# N8681R: 1963 Schweizer SGS 1-26A, registration cancelled 1970-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1G10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1G10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 206
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1968
- Mode S code: ABEF1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Orange County Soaring Assn Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORANGE%20COUNTY%20SOARING%20ASSN%20INC)
- Location: [Buena Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Buena%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8681R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8681R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681R-1970-08-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 1-26A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a.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 LAX71AL003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL003), Jul 18, 1970: Schweizer SGS126 (N8681R), Romoland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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