Glider

N3842A

1958 Schweizer SGS 1-23G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1958
Serial
39
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shenandoah Valley Soaring Inc (Corporation)
Based
Nellysford, VA
Registration record

N3842A on the FAA register

Type
1958 Schweizer SGS 1-23G
Serial
39
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Shenandoah Valley Soaring Inc
Nellysford, VA
Certificate issued
2020-08-11
Airworthiness date
1961-07-14
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A46CC5
Mode S (octal)
51066305
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N3842A.
  • 1961-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N3842A

N3842A is a 1958 Schweizer SGS 1-23G, serial number 39. The FAA register lists Shenandoah Valley Soaring Inc as the registrant in Nellysford, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 14, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3842A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3842A.

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.