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 · 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	Valid
N2588H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-30	Valid
N2512H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N17949	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-01	Valid
N17918	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Hood River Soaring Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2025-12-21	Valid
N65975	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Experimental	2025-12-02	Valid
N33889	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2025-06-03	Valid
N113YZ	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Nevada Soaring Association INC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2025-04-07	Valid
N598CJ	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Blue Ridge Soaring Society New Castle, Virginia	Standard	2025-02-19	Valid
N17935	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-12-27	Valid
N33909	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	West Michigan Aviation Academy Grand Rapids, Michigan	Standard	2024-11-30	Valid
N13CY	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N2693H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N2998H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-03-30	Valid
N17927	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N126MD	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC Celina, Ohio	Standard	2023-12-15	Valid
N17916	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-11-01	Valid
N1105S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N126RM	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Arizona	None on file	2023-08-10	Valid
N33913	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina	Standard	2023-07-20	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
N2631H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-12	Valid
N17908	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Soaring Society Of Dayton Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2023-04-06	Valid
N606GF	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Franconia Soaring Foundation Franconia, New Hampshire	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N1120S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N17912	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N17909	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	K&L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York	Standard	2023-02-09	Valid
N126CR	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Mhr Leasing LLC Hickory Corners, Michigan	Standard	2022-12-01	Valid
N2517H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Connecticut Soaring Association INC New London, Connecticut	Standard	2022-11-28	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
N17954	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Freehold 1-26 Club LLC Freehold, New York	None on file	2022-09-17	Valid
N2513H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Caprock Soaring Association Lubbock, Texas	Standard	2022-07-21	Valid
N17950	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2022-07-09	Valid
N17936	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Aliante LLC Longmont, Colorado	Standard	2022-03-22	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
N8642	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Brandywine Soaring Assoc Hockessin, Delaware	Standard	2021-10-07	Valid
N2584H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2021-07-24	Valid
N767WC	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Ask42 LTD Stary Debiec,	Standard	2021-06-29	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
N33876	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2021-05-08	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
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
N33914	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N126W	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-07-02	Valid
N126CP	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Hamilton Soaring Club INC Hamilton, Texas	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N65947	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N17952	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-02-03	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
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
N65942	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Thermator Soaring Association LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2019-07-09	Valid
N2505H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	White Sands Soaring Foundation INC Alamogordo, New Mexico	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N1138S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-03-27	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
N2997H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2018-10-23	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
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
N126DB	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2017-11-28	Valid
N2554H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-11-13	Valid
N2994H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Aero Club Albatross Blairstown, New Jersey	Standard	2017-09-14	Valid
N1107S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Sugarbush Soaring Association INC Warren, Vermont	Standard	2017-08-30	Valid
N17907	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas	Standard	2017-08-15	Valid
N65967	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Hamilton Soaring Club Hamilton, Texas	Standard	2017-04-03	Valid
N33873	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	North Carolina Soaring Association Zebulon, North Carolina	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N17947	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Kc Eagles Soaring Club Gardner, Kansas	Standard	2017-01-27	Valid
N17926	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Pk Flyer LLC Lancaster, California	Standard	2016-10-19	Valid
N2903H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-10-18	Valid
N126E	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-06-13	Valid
N2836H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-05-12	Valid
N511CS	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N126NK	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2015-07-10	Valid
N2995H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-22	Valid
N65933	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-10-23	Valid
N33898	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Wurtsboro Airport Foundation INC Wurtsboro, New York	Standard	2014-07-31	Valid
N65941	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Fun Country Soaring INC Avon Lake, Ohio	Standard	2014-05-01	Valid
N17932	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Oklahoma Soaring Association Mustang, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-15	Valid
N1106S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Brandywine Soaring Association Hockessin, Delaware	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N3613B	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	K & L Soaring LLC Cayuta, New York	Standard	2014-02-14	Valid
N1135S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2013-09-09	Valid
N1104S	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2013-08-02	Valid
N33880	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2013-02-27	Valid
N33982	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-12-03	Valid
N2568H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Central Alabama Soaring Association Birmingham, Alabama	Standard	2012-06-01	Valid
N33917	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Greater Boston Soaring Club INC Sterling, Massachusetts	Standard	2012-05-14	Valid
N2781H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-01-24	Valid
N17924	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Valley Soaring Club INC Middletown, New York	Standard	2011-11-29	Valid
N2981H	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2009-11-30	Valid
N65935	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2009-04-14	Valid
N504CA	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Co-owned owner Utah	None on file	2008-09-08	Valid
N33874	Schweizer SGS 1-26E	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	2008-08-27	Valid