Models · Schweizer · Gliders · data as of October 2, 2026

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.

Schweizer SGS 1: United States One-Design, single-seat, mid-wing glider — Photo: The Aeronaut, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons · Schweizer SGS 1-26 on Wikipedia

About the SGS 1 from the FAA's model table

Type: Glider · Gliders
Power: None
Common engines: None None (540), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (17)
Seats: 1
Cruise speed: about 58 mph
Maker on the register: Schweizer
Registered: earliest certificate November 13, 1970; newest September 21, 2026

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

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

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 · 581

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3621B	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC Zephyrhills, Florida	Standard	2023-10-06	Valid
N8638R	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N3858A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-10-02	Valid
N1105S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N91865	Schweizer SGS 1-23D	K & L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York	Standard	2023-09-15	Valid
N91897	Schweizer SGS 1-23F	Blue Falcon LLC Charlottesville, Virginia	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N34175	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N3870A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N2754R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	219 Investments LLC Miami, Florida	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N126RM	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Arizona	None on file	2023-08-10	Valid
N2724Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N7566	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-07-27	Valid
N17921	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Cumberland Soaring Group INC Wiley Ford, West Virginia	Standard	2023-07-20	Valid
N33913	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina	Standard	2023-07-20	Valid
N7738S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	North Florida Soaring Society INC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2023-07-20	Valid
N2776H	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2023-07-18	Valid
N7721S	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-07-13	Valid
N789JL	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Aerospace Projects Support LLC Mesa, Arizona	None on file	2023-06-27	Valid
N789MW	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Piedmont Soaring Society Clemmons, North Carolina	Standard	2023-06-20	Valid
N2404W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-06-11	Valid
N2880H	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-06-03	Valid
N7644	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Eastern Iowa Gliders INC Muscatine, Iowa	Standard	2023-05-23	Valid
N2403W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-05-16	Valid
N126SF	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N127RC	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Flint River Soaring LLC Bainbridge, Georgia	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N34180	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Raven NW LLP Acme, Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-04-16	Valid
N2631H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-12	Valid
N922X	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Conrad Craig M Hickory, North Carolina	Standard	2023-04-10	Valid
N17908	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Soaring Society Of Dayton Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2023-04-06	Valid
N8654R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N91872	Schweizer SGS 1-23	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-28	Valid
N606GF	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Franconia Soaring Foundation Franconia, New Hampshire	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N8671R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N1120S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N3888A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N17912	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N7678	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-02-28	Valid
N3908A	Schweizer SGS 1-23H	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N36156	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N17909	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	K&L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York	Standard	2023-02-09	Valid
N7714S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-02-07	Valid
N2768R	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-01-31	Valid
N236WE	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-01-27	Valid
N3860A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-01-24	Valid
N126CR	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Mhr Leasing LLC Hickory Corners, Michigan	Standard	2022-12-01	Valid
N65882	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-11-30	Valid
N2517H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Connecticut Soaring Association INC New London, Connecticut	Standard	2022-11-28	Valid
N857Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-11-24	Valid
N126HD	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-11-19	Valid
N2954H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-11-08	Valid
N7734S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Superior Soaring LLC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2022-11-04	Valid
N2703Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Faultline Flyers Leander, Texas	Standard	2022-11-03	Valid
N8616R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-11-02	Valid
N3622W	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Superior Soaring LLC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2022-10-22	Valid
N3619P	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-10-17	Valid
N75135	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2022-10-15	Valid
N2497W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-09-27	Valid
N17954	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Freehold 1-26 Club LLC Freehold, New York	None on file	2022-09-17	Valid
N7724S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-09-06	Valid
N36204	Schweizer SGS 1-36	K & L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York	Standard	2022-08-16	Valid
N8642R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2022-08-06	Valid
N2710Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-08-05	Valid
N10387	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-07-27	Valid
N2513H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Caprock Soaring Association Lubbock, Texas	Standard	2022-07-21	Valid
N34181	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N17950	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2022-07-09	Valid
N8622R	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2022-07-07	Valid
N77BS	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N3846A	Schweizer SGS 1-23G	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-05-18	Valid
N7799S	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Cumberland Soaring Group INC Wiley Ford, West Virginia	Experimental	2022-05-14	Valid
N2722Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2022-04-26	Valid
N17936	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Aliante LLC Longmont, Colorado	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N777AR	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2022-03-17	Valid
N699U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N8644R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-03-07	Valid
N2422W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N33915	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N17933	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2021-12-29	Valid
N3904A	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N231SL	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2021-12-06	Valid
N1148S	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2021-11-29	Valid
N3899A	Schweizer SGS 1-23G	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2021-11-13	Valid
N2927H	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N8642	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Brandywine Soaring Assoc Hockessin, Delaware	Standard	2021-10-07	Valid
N5791S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2021-09-30	Valid
N7748S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2021-09-28	Valid
N29ES	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	August Aero LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2021-09-14	Valid
N8636R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2021-09-13	Valid
N126A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-08-25	Valid
N135AL	Schweizer SGS 1-35	Black Industries LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2021-08-25	Valid
N3856A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-08-19	Valid
N1155S	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner New Mexico	None on file	2021-08-05	Valid
N2584H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2021-07-24	Valid
N8602R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	North Penn Squadron Soaring Assoc Hatfield, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-07-13	Valid
N767WC	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Ask42 LTD Stary Debiec,	Standard	2021-06-29	Valid
N2720Z	Schweizer SGS 1-23H	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-06-11	Valid
N91829	Schweizer SGS 1-23D	Harrier Soaring Club INC Raleigh, North Carolina	Standard	2021-06-11	Valid
N135CS	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner California	None on file	2021-06-04	Valid
N2763Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-06-02	Valid
N3817A	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-05-28	Valid