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 · 92 SGS 1-26B (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2765Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Maurer Christian N Loveland, Ohio	Standard	2026-08-03	Valid
N9854E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2026-07-01	Valid
N8637R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Air Biscuit LLC Williamson, Georgia	Standard	2026-05-15	Valid
N7569	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Central Mississippi Soaring Society LLC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2026-04-27	Valid
N688U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Kendall Flying Services LLC Miami, Florida	Standard	2026-02-25	Valid
N2484W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Kendall Flying Services LLC Miami, Florida	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N2780Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2025-12-30	Valid
N3809A	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2025-10-01	Valid
N187JG	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2025-09-30	Valid
N5744S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2025-09-24	Valid
N2493W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2025-07-22	Valid
N680U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2025-04-03	Valid
N8682R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Tcoag2 LLC Hinckley, Illinois	Standard	2025-04-03	Valid
N2777Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2025-03-06	Valid
N2740Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N1320	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-09-19	Valid
N689U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-04-30	Valid
N9922J	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-03-30	Valid
N2736Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-03-19	Valid
N8653R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-09	Valid
N2724Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N2404W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-06-11	Valid
N2403W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-05-16	Valid
N8654R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N8671R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N2497W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-09-27	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
N8636R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2021-09-13	Valid
N9856E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2021-05-26	Valid
N2424W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Maurer Norbert O Loveland, Ohio	Standard	2021-05-05	Valid
N126MN	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Stanton Sport Aviation Stanton, Minnesota	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N5834V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-08	Valid
N5825V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-06-09	Valid
N923X	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Dmc Aircraft LLC Naples, Florida	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N5844V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-02-26	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
N5836V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-27	Valid
N8690R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-08-02	Valid
N10392	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Canvasback Soaring Port Murray, New Jersey	Standard	2018-05-17	Valid
N5777S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Massey Air Museum INC Massey, Maryland	Standard	2017-11-15	Valid
N8649R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2017-07-18	Valid
N921X	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N9924J	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Hood River Soaring Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N9910J	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2017-02-24	Valid
N2752R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N389BR	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Soaring Tigers INC Princeton, New Jersey	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N2406W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-02-05	Valid
N8663R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2015-10-28	Valid
N8683R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2015-09-03	Valid
N686U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	None on file	2015-04-22	Valid
N2731Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Wave Soaring Adventures INC Lake Tapps, Washington	Standard	2015-03-03	Valid
N192BD	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-09-10	Valid
N8621R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2014-08-27	Valid
N506PJ	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2014-08-04	Valid
N2746R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-02-19	Valid
N126B	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-08-27	Valid
N10372	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Withheld at owner's request	Experimental	2013-01-10	Valid
N2748Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-10-30	Valid
N8641R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-04-18	Valid
N5743S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California	Standard	2012-04-16	Valid
N687U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Daves Aircraft INC Edgewater, Florida	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N5839V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N9843E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N683U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-10-05	Valid
N2444W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-09-14	Valid
N3812A	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-07-27	Valid
N309PD	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Pk Flyer LLC Lancaster, California	Standard	2011-07-21	Valid
N126HW	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-05-05	Valid
N9861E	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-10-14	Valid
N696U	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Oklahoma	None on file	2009-08-10	Valid
N126JL	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Virginia	None on file	2009-03-12	Valid
N5842V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-06-23	Valid
N2401W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2006-06-02	Valid
N2453W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2003-06-20	Valid
N9914J	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Gehrlein Jay L Waterford, Pennsylvania	None on file	2000-03-01	Valid
N5705S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Crawford Susan B Flagstaff, Arizona	Standard	1998-03-04	Valid
N2428W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Cumberland Soaring Group INC Wiley Ford, West Virginia	Standard	1996-08-19	Valid
N9926J	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1995-08-21	Valid
N5829V	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-02-04	Valid
N2768Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	1993-01-21	Valid
N2749R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Renshaw Kevin J Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	1989-08-16	Valid
N5716S	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1987-09-24	Valid
N315Q	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Beltzville Soaring Club INC Lehighton, Pennsylvania	Standard	1985-11-13	Valid
N2425W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-08-23	Valid
N2460W	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1982-10-21	Valid
N8677R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Niagara Soaring Club INC Williamsville, New York	Standard	1979-02-06	Valid
N3813A	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1972-04-05	Valid
N2776Z	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner	Standard		Pending
N8657R	Schweizer SGS 1-26B	Individual owner Washington	Standard		Pending