Glider

N3873A

1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
16
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Erie, CO
Registration record

N3873A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A
Serial
16
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Erie, CO
Certificate issued
2025-06-12
Airworthiness date
1983-04-11
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4780D
Mode S (octal)
51074015
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3873A.
  • 1983-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N3873A

N3873A is a 1956 Schweizer SGS 1-26A, serial number 16. It is registered to an individual in Erie, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 11, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3873A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3873A.

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.