Glider

N17938

1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
588
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Silvercreek Glider Club (Corporation)
Based
New Douglas, IL
Registration record

N17938 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
588
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Silvercreek Glider Club
New Douglas, IL
Certificate issued
2007-03-13
Airworthiness date
1974-04-11
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13D7E
Mode S (octal)
50236576
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).
  • 2007-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N17938.
  • 1974-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N17938

N17938 is a 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 588. The FAA register lists Silvercreek Glider Club as the registrant in New Douglas, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2007 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 April 11, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17938.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17938.

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.