Glider

N3853A

1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
12
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chestertown, MD
Registration record

N3853A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A
Serial
12
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chestertown, MD
Certificate issued
2019-03-05
Airworthiness date
1956-03-21
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4709F
Mode S (octal)
51070237
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N3853A.
  • 1956-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N3853A

N3853A is a 1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A, serial number 12. It is registered to an individual in Chestertown, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3853A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3853A.

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.