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A Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36), the same model family as N8637R
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N8637R

Schweizer SGS 1-26B

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesGeorgia

N8637R is a Schweizer SGS 1-26B, a glider with no engine, built in 1962. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Air Biscuit LLC, an LLC in Williamson, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 15, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 27, 1962.

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Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26B · all SGS 1-26Bs and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The 1-26 has a fabric-covered aft fuselage on early examples. This is how the Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36) family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
181
Type
GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1962
Cruising speed
58 mph
Transponder code
ABDD59 (octal 52756531)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 15, 2026
Expires
May 31, 2033
Last FAA action
May 15, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · June 27, 1962
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00102441

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Air Biscuit LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
163 Candler Way
Williamson, GA 30292-3283

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

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The public federal record on N8637R, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Air Biscuit LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 15, 2026, expires May 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate, dated June 27, 1962, consistent with the 1962 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 181 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N8637R according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N8637R. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data