# N91888: 1953 Schweizer SGS 1-24, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-24) (registry code 8050113)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 1977
- Last registry action: March 21, 1998
- Mode S code: ACB7F4
- Location: [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1173° N, 76.8785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14903, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91888
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91888
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91888-2013-03-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 1-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-24.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 LAX96LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA218), May 25, 1996: Schweizer 1-24 (N91888), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the glider pilot's decision to land on the grass covered infield instead of the alternate runway, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## 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 19960525016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525016569A), May 25, 1996: Scwzer SGS134 (N91888), Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on grass due traffic on runway. Landed fast spoilers brakes used too late struck two parked gliders.

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