N3617C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 1-36. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 20, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Schweizer SGS 1-36 cancelled February 20, 1992
- Serial number
- 12
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 10, 1989
- Last FAA action
- January 27, 1992
- Last owner
- Freedoms Wings Intl INC (Corporation)
Scotch Plains, NJ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3617C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS-1-36 · serial 12
THE PILOT ROTATED THE GLIDER PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN GLIDERS, NO EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF GLIDER, AND IMPROPER TRIM SETTING.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site