Schweizer SGS 1 gliders (1-26, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36)
581 on the U.S. register across 22 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1951 to 1985; half of them date from 1970 or earlier. California has the most (65). 34% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the SGS 1 from the FAA's model table
Where they are owner's state
California65Florida43New York42Texas39New Jersey28Pennsylvania26Arizona24New Mexico21Virginia20Ohio20North Carolina16Colorado16
Who owns them registrant type
Individual331 (57%)Corporation136 (23%)Co-owned51 (9%)LLC47 (8%)Partnership16 (3%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGS 1-26E | 131 | 1970 to 1980 | 22.5% |
| SGS 1-26B | 92 | 1956 to 1970 | 15.8% |
| SGS 1-26A | 64 | 1951 to 1969 | 11.0% |
| SGS 1-26C | 55 | 1959 to 1983 | 9.5% |
| SGS 1-26D | 50 | 1968 to 1970 | 8.6% |
| SGS 1-34 | 45 | 1969 to 1974 | 7.7% |
| SGS 1-36 | 28 | 1980 to 1985 | 4.8% |
| SGS 1-35 | 28 | 1974 to 1976 | 4.8% |
| SGS 1-35C | 26 | 1976 to 1981 | 4.5% |
| SGS 1-26 | 15 | 1954 to 1965 | 2.6% |
| SGS 1-23H-15 | 10 | 1960 to 1966 | 1.7% |
| SGS 1-23 | 9 | 1949 to 1952 | 1.5% |
| SGS 1-34R | 6 | 1972 to 1977 | 1.0% |
| SGS 1-23H | 5 | 1960 to 1964 | 0.9% |
| SGS 1-23G | 5 | 1958 to 1959 | 0.9% |
| SGS 1-23D | 5 | 1953 to 1956 | 0.9% |
| SGS 1-35A | 2 | 1976 | 0.3% |
| SGS 1-23F | 1 | 1956 | 0.2% |
| SGS 1-23E | 1 | 1955 | 0.2% |
| SGS 1-23C | 1 | 1952 | 0.2% |
| SGS 1-23B | 1 | 1952 | 0.2% |
| SGS 1-21 | 1 | — | 0.2% |
When they were built by decade · 102 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid575 (99%)Sale reported4 (0.7%)Pending2 (0.3%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard548 (94%)None on file17 (3%)Experimental15 (3%)Restricted1 (0.2%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Kendall Flying Services LLC5Sky Sailing INC4K & L Soaring LLC4Cumberland Soaring Group INC4Aero Club Albatross4Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC3North Carolina Soaring Association3Lake Elsinore Soaring Club3Harris Hill Soaring CORP3Wichita Soaring Association2Valley Soaring Club INC2Texas Soaring Association INC2
Fleet pages: Kendall Flying Services LLC · Sky Sailing INC · K & L Soaring LLC · Cumberland Soaring Group INC · Aero Club Albatross · Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC · North Carolina Soaring Association · Lake Elsinore Soaring Club
Accident history NTSB records · 92 cases since 1982, 20 fatal
2025-06-01CEN25LA202 · SGS 1-26C N9839E · accident near Hampshire, IL · no injuries
2025-04-26WPR25LA144 · SGS 1-26B N8657R · accident near Ontario, OR · minor injuries
2024-06-08CEN24LA219 · SGS 1-23H-15 N8667R · accident near Chouteau, OK · serious injuries
2023-04-15ERA23LA207 · SGS 1-26E N33873 · accident near Wake Forest, NC · minor injuries
2022-07-04ERA22LA365 · SGS 1-26D N249AF · accident near Windsor, VA · no injuries
2021-06-20CEN21LA281 · SGS 1-35 N2851H · accident near Wellington, CO · minor injuries
2021-06-17ERA21LA276 · SGS 1-26E N2517H · accident near Willimantic, CT · minor injuries
2021-06-06ERA21FA239 · SGS 1-35 N2878H · accident near Wurtsboro, NY · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 92 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Schweizer SGS 1 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
581 as of October 2, 2026, counting 22 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Schweizer SGS 1s?
California, with 65.
Who owns the Schweizer SGS 1?
34% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 131 SGS 1-26E (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N65950 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2588H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2512H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17949 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17918 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Hood River Soaring Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65975 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33889 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113YZ | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Nevada Soaring Association INC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N598CJ | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Blue Ridge Soaring Society New Castle, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17935 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33909 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
West Michigan Aviation Academy Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13CY | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2693H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2998H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17927 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126MD | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC Celina, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17916 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1105S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126RM | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33913 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126SF | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127RC | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Flint River Soaring LLC Bainbridge, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2631H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17908 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Soaring Society Of Dayton Waynesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606GF | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Franconia Soaring Foundation Franconia, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1120S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17912 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17909 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
K&L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126CR | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Mhr Leasing LLC Hickory Corners, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2517H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Connecticut Soaring Association INC New London, Connecticut |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126HD | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2954H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17954 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Freehold 1-26 Club LLC Freehold, New York |
None on file | 2022-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2513H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Caprock Soaring Association Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17950 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2022-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17936 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Aliante LLC Longmont, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33915 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17933 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC Blairstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8642 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Brandywine Soaring Assoc Hockessin, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2584H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767WC | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Ask42 LTD Stary Debiec, |
Standard | 2021-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2947H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65929 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33876 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17943 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2843H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17911 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17905 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33914 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126W | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126CP | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Hamilton Soaring Club INC Hamilton, Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65947 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17952 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2020-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1102S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33926 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Henderson Colin D Norman, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65934 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Albuquerque Soaring Club Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17925 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Central California Soaring Associates INC Avenal, California |
Standard | 2019-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65942 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Thermator Soaring Association LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2505H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
White Sands Soaring Foundation INC Alamogordo, New Mexico |
Standard | 2019-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1138S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17953 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Csa Foundation INC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1115S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Post Mills Soaring Club Norwich, Vermont |
Standard | 2018-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2997H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2018-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65948 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
New England Soaring Association North Springfield, Vermont |
Standard | 2018-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17937 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2018-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126WE | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2018-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33904 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126DB | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2554H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2994H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1107S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Sugarbush Soaring Association INC Warren, Vermont |
Standard | 2017-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17907 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65967 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Hamilton Soaring Club Hamilton, Texas |
Standard | 2017-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33873 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17947 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Kc Eagles Soaring Club Gardner, Kansas |
Standard | 2017-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17926 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Pk Flyer LLC Lancaster, California |
Standard | 2016-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2903H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126E | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2836H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511CS | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2015-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N126NK | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2015-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2995H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65933 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2014-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33898 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Wurtsboro Airport Foundation INC Wurtsboro, New York |
Standard | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65941 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Fun Country Soaring INC Avon Lake, Ohio |
Standard | 2014-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17932 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Oklahoma Soaring Association Mustang, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1106S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Brandywine Soaring Association Hockessin, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3613B | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
K & L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York |
Standard | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1135S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2013-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1104S | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33880 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2013-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33982 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2568H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Central Alabama Soaring Association Birmingham, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33917 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Greater Boston Soaring Club INC Sterling, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2012-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2781H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17924 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Valley Soaring Club INC Middletown, New York |
Standard | 2011-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2981H | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2009-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65935 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2009-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N504CA | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Co-owned owner Utah |
None on file | 2008-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33874 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York |
Standard | 2008-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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