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N8616R

Schweizer SGS 1-26A

N8616R is a Schweizer SGS 1-26A, a glider with no engine, built in 1961. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Poway, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 2, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated January 3, 1963.

Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26A
Serial number
144
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1961
Cruising speed
58 mph
Transponder code
ABD5C8 (octal 52752710)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 2, 2022
Expires
November 30, 2029
Last FAA action
June 17, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · January 3, 1963
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00762491

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Whiting Stephen D
Type
Individual
Address
14366 Carnitas St
Poway, CA 92064-3148

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