Glider

N1170S

1972 Schweizer SGS 1-34

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
70
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Refugio Soaring Circle Inc (Corporation)
Based
Refugio, TX
Registration record

N1170S on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schweizer SGS 1-34
Serial
70
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Refugio Soaring Circle Inc
Refugio, TX
Certificate issued
1973-03-20
Airworthiness date
1972-07-14
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A0489D
Mode S (octal)
50044235
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1973-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1170S.
  • 1972-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N1170S

N1170S is a 1972 Schweizer SGS 1-34, serial number 70. The FAA register lists Refugio Soaring Circle Inc as the registrant in Refugio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 1973 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 14, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1170S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1170S.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.