Single-engine piston

N126RG

1998 Staudacher S-300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
26
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Buffalo Grove, IL
Registration record

N126RG on the FAA register

Type
1998 Staudacher S-300
Serial
26
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Buffalo Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2004-08-03
Airworthiness date
1999-06-23
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A06B7A
Mode S (octal)
50065572
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-03
    Accident at Prospect Heights, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N126RG.
  • 1999-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N126RG

N126RG is a 1998 Staudacher S-300, serial number 26. It is registered to an individual in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 23, 1999.

N126RG has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-06-03 Accident · Prospect Heights, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA16CA280
Reported aircraft: Staudacher S 300
Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard bounced landing, and subsequent left main landing gear collapse, a runway excursion, and a collision with a runway sign.

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.