N17908
1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
N17908 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2023-04-06Certificate of registration issued as N17908 to the current registrant.
- 1977-05-22Accident at Brownsville,Pa, 38; damage: substantial.
- 1973-07-30Accident at Kutztown,Pa, 38; damage: substantial.
- 1973-03-12Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
- 1963-03-26N17908 previously assigned to a Piper J-2 (s/n 1508); cancelled.
About N17908
N17908 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 548. The FAA register lists Soaring Society of Dayton as the registrant in Waynesville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated March 12, 1973.
N17908 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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