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N3853A

Schweizer SGS 1-26A

Valid Maryland

N3853A is a Schweizer SGS 1-26A, a glider with no engine, built in 1956. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Chestertown, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 5, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated March 21, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26A
Serial number
12
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1956
Cruising speed
58 mph
Transponder code
A4709F (octal 51070237)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 5, 2019
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · March 21, 1956
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00990374

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mellies Thomas
Type
Individual
Address
8718 Park Dr
Chestertown, MD 21620-4207

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data