Glider

N17947

1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
547
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kc Eagles Soaring Club (Corporation)
Based
Gardner, KS
Registration record

N17947 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
547
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Kc Eagles Soaring Club
Gardner, KS
Certificate issued
2017-01-27
Airworthiness date
1973-03-01
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13DA0
Mode S (octal)
50236640
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N17947 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1951-11-23
    N17947 previously assigned to a Taylor J-2 (s/n 1547); cancelled.
Overview

About N17947

N17947 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 547. The FAA register lists Kc Eagles Soaring Club as the registrant in Gardner, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated March 1, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17947.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17947.

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.