N65943 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 1-26E built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N65943 is reserved by a private party since July 2, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Schweizer SGS 1-26E cancelled July 2, 2022
- Serial number
- 583
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 12, 2013
- Last FAA action
- March 8, 2019
- Last owner
- Stahl Roy E (Individual)
Kenly, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N65943
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 1-26E · serial 583
THE GLIDER PILOT'S POOR EVALUATION OF AREA WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE FLIGHT, WHICH NECESSITATED AN OFF-AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND LED TO A COLLISION WITH ROUGH TERRAIN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, THE PILOT'S COMPLACENCY REGARDING AREA WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH EXISTED AT THE LANDING SITE.
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