Glider

N17940

1972 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
540
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Antelope Valley Soaring Club (Corporation)
Based
Llano, CA
Registration record

N17940 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
540
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Antelope Valley Soaring Club
Llano, CA
Certificate issued
1976-12-09
Airworthiness date
1972-11-07
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13D99
Mode S (octal)
50236631
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1976-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N17940.
  • 1972-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N17940

N17940 is a 1972 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 540. The FAA register lists Antelope Valley Soaring Club as the registrant in Llano, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 1976 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated November 7, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17940.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17940.

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.