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Models · Schweizer · Gliders · data as of October 23, 2026

Schweizer TG3

11 on the U.S. register. Built from 1942 to 1946; half of them date from 1942 or earlier. Tennessee has the most (2). 45% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the TG3 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (10)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 60 mph
Maker on the register
Schweizer
Registered
earliest certificate December 17, 2010; newest June 13, 2025

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual655%
Corporation436%
Partnership19%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
TG3A111942 to 1946100.0%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

025810101940
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
194010

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20134
20181
20192
20201
20251

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid1091%
Revoked19%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard982%
None on file218%

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

1988-10-02MKC89LA001 · TG3A N73483 · accident near Yoder, KS · no injuries

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Schweizer TG3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

11 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Schweizer TG3s?

Tennessee, with 2.

Who owns the Schweizer TG3?

45% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Schweizer TG3s on the register built?

Between 1942 and 1946; half of them in 1942 or earlier.

How many Schweizer TG3 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Schweizer TG3 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (TC G-2-11, held by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

1987-01-2187-02-01 · Tow-Release Installation Inspection · other and general

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Other and general1100%

Certificates and bulletins

TC G-2-11Type certificate held by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation · 1 model listed · revised February 27, 1947

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the TG3 links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/schweizer/tg3.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 11

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N318YZ Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
Kansas
None on file 2025-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59688 Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64381 Schweizer
TG3A
Henderson Colin D
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52183 Schweizer
TG3A
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75698 Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1536M Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63904 Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60434 Schweizer
TG3A
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, Oregon
Standard 2013-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73488 Schweizer
TG3A
Warbirds of the World Air Museum
Los Lunas, New Mexico
Standard 2013-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67972 Schweizer
TG3A
Commemorative Air Force
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2010-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73494 Schweizer
TG3A
Individual owner
Colorado
None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes