Glider

N3897A

Schweizer SGS 1-23G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
37
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Squaw Valley, CA
Registration record

N3897A on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer SGS 1-23G
Serial
37
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Squaw Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-06-21
Airworthiness date
1958-06-26
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A48007
Mode S (octal)
51100007
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).
  • 2025-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N3897A.
  • 1958-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N3897A

N3897A is a Schweizer SGS 1-23G, serial number 37. It is registered to an individual in Squaw Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 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, dated June 26, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3897A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3897A.

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.