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 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 · 581

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N9856E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2021-05-26	Valid
N2947H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-05-22	Valid
N65929	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N7640	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Silent Knights INC Ankeny, Iowa	Standard	2021-05-13	Valid
N33876	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2021-05-08	Valid
N2424W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Maurer Norbert O Loveland, Ohio	Standard	2021-05-05	Valid
N17942	Schweizer SGS 1-34R	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-04-23	Valid
N17943	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-04-06	Valid
N2843H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-03-19	Valid
N91878	Schweizer SGS 1-23	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-03-12	Valid
N91880	Schweizer SGS 1-23B	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2021-02-02	Valid
N126MN	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Stanton Sport Aviation Stanton, Minnesota	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N10356	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-01-05	Valid
N17911	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-11	Valid
N17905	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2020-10-21	Valid
N2793Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Park Forest South Aviation Group Mount Prospect, Illinois	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N7627	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N3617E	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Tampa Bay Soaring Society INC Zephyrhills, Florida	Standard	2020-09-17	Valid
N33914	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N2767R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N3615B	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Difco Leasing LLC Newark, Delaware	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N3842A	Schweizer SGS 1-23G	Shenandoah Valley Soaring INC Nellysford, Virginia	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N5834V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-08	Valid
N9947J	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Wichita Soaring Association Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N7736S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-07-22	Valid
N126W	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-07-02	Valid
N7717S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2020-06-25	Valid
N126CP	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Hamilton Soaring Club INC Hamilton, Texas	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N3801A	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N5825V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-06-09	Valid
N65947	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N923X	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Dmc Aircraft LLC Naples, Florida	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N134BC	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado	Standard	2020-03-24	Valid
N3871A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N8675Z	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado	Standard	2020-03-03	Valid
N5844V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-02-26	Valid
N8615R	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N8612R	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Independence Aviation LLC Independence, Oregon	Standard	2020-02-06	Valid
N17952	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N2426W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N2705Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-01-02	Valid
N4450N	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N3855A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Tomco Stores LTD Ruidoso, New Mexico	Standard	2019-11-18	Valid
N91875	Schweizer SGS 1-23	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2019-11-18	Valid
N249AF	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-11-12	Valid
N1102S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2019-11-04	Valid
N33926	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Henderson Colin D Norman, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-10-22	Valid
N972CG	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-10-22	Valid
N7730S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-09-25	Valid
N3861A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N3617Q	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-08-22	Valid
N65934	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Albuquerque Soaring Club Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2019-08-08	Valid
N17925	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Central California Soaring Associates INC Avenal, California	Standard	2019-07-23	Valid
N7926A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Alabama	None on file	2019-07-11	Valid
N65942	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Thermator Soaring Association LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2019-07-09	Valid
N2883H	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2019-06-18	Valid
N126ER	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-05-15	Valid
N2505H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	White Sands Soaring Foundation INC Alamogordo, New Mexico	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N2741Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Hamilton Soaring Club INC Hamilton, Texas	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N7659	Schweizer SGS 1-34	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2019-05-09	Valid
N3854A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2019-04-25	Valid
N91877	Schweizer SGS 1-23	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-04-25	Valid
N2813H	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-04-22	Valid
N26400	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Firebird Aviation LLC Amelia Court House, Virginia	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N8676R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Firebird Aviation LLC Amelia Court House, Virginia	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N10388	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York	Standard	2019-03-30	Valid
N1138S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-03-27	Valid
N5836V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-27	Valid
N3853A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2019-03-05	Valid
N7052U	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N7710S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-02-22	Valid
N2682H	Schweizer SGS 1-34R	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-02-09	Valid
N1113S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-02-07	Valid
N96CG	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2019-01-31	Valid
N17953	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Csa Foundation INC Fort Collins, Colorado	Standard	2019-01-02	Valid
N1115S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Post Mills Soaring Club Norwich, Vermont	Standard	2018-12-13	Valid
N7795S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-11-08	Valid
N8628R	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-10-27	Valid
N2997H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2018-10-23	Valid
N13Z	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-09-25	Valid
N7725S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-09-21	Valid
N65948	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	New England Soaring Association North Springfield, Vermont	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N17937	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2018-08-22	Valid
N8690R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-08-02	Valid
N91893	Schweizer SGS 1-23E	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2018-07-26	Valid
N126WE	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2018-07-23	Valid
N33904	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2018-07-23	Valid
N135DB	Schweizer SGS 1-35C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-07-20	Valid
N3806A	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Tax Cal W Cumming, Georgia	Standard	2018-07-18	Valid
N3882A	Schweizer SGS 1-26A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-07-17	Valid
N5785S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Wichita Soaring Association Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2018-07-11	Valid
N126BV	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-05-21	Valid
N10392	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Canvasback Soaring Port Murray, New Jersey	Standard	2018-05-17	Valid
N136YP	Schweizer SGS 1-36	Fault Line Flyers Leander, Texas	Standard	2018-04-24	Valid
N3814A	Schweizer SGS 1-26	Prescott Area Soaring INC Prescott Valley, Arizona	Standard	2018-03-02	Valid
N10378	Schweizer SGS 1-26C	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2018-02-26	Valid
N2433W	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-01-17	Valid
N7751S	Schweizer SGS 1-26D	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-12-15	Valid
N126DB	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2017-11-28	Valid
N2405W	Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-11-20	Valid