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N8693R

Schweizer SGS 1-26A

N8693R is a Schweizer SGS 1-26A, a glider with no engine, built in 1963. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Gehrlein Rodney L, a partnership in Waterford, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 29, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; amateur built; exhibition, dated January 31, 1979.

Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26A
Serial number
213
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1963
Cruising speed
58 mph
Transponder code
ABF317 (octal 52771427)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 29, 1998
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Amateur built; Exhibition · January 31, 1979
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00712311

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gehrlein Rodney L
Type
Partnership
Address
9001 Hamot Rd
Waterford, PA 16441-2701
Co-owners
Gehrlein Jay L

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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