Glider

N2505H

1976 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
645
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Alamogordo, NM
Registration record

N2505H on the FAA register

Type
1976 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
645
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Foundation Inc
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
2019-05-14
Airworthiness date
1976-01-28
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A25A8D
Mode S (octal)
50455215
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N2505H to the current registrant.
  • 1981-08-02
    Accident at Moriarty,Nm, 31; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1968-10-25
    N2505H previously assigned to a Ercoupe 415-C (s/n 3130); cancelled.
Overview

About N2505H

N2505H is a 1976 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 645. The FAA register lists White Sands Soaring Foundation Inc as the registrant in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated January 28, 1976.

N2505H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-02 Accident · Moriarty,Nm, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1694
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 1-26
1968-08-26 Accident · Packwood,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4719
Reported aircraft: Erco 415-D — a different aircraft that carried the N2505H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 0 FT UNTIL IMPACT.

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.