Glider

N17953

1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
553
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Csa Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Collins, CO
Registration record

N17953 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
553
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Csa Foundation Inc
Fort Collins, CO
Certificate issued
2019-01-02
Airworthiness date
1973-05-03
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13DBF
Mode S (octal)
50236677
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).
  • 2019-01-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N17953.
  • 1973-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N17953

N17953 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 553. The FAA register lists Csa Foundation Inc as the registrant in Fort Collins, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 2, 2019 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 May 3, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17953.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17953.

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.