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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N686U

Schweizer SGS 1-26B

N686U is a Schweizer SGS 1-26B, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Big Bear City, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 22, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26B
Serial number
305
Type
Glider
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
58 mph
Transponder code
A91B43 (octal 52215503)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 22, 2015
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00660097

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Krause Wesley A
Type
Individual
Address
332 Downey Dr
Big Bear City, CA 92314-9250

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