Glider

N5743S

1968 Schweizer SGS 1-26B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
391
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club (Corporation)
Based
Wildomar, CA
Registration record

N5743S on the FAA register

Type
1968 Schweizer SGS 1-26B
Serial
391
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club
Wildomar, CA
Certificate issued
2012-04-16
Airworthiness date
1968-03-11
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A76017
Mode S (octal)
51660027
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5743S.
  • 1983-06-26
    Accident at Phelan, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1968-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N5743S

N5743S is a 1968 Schweizer SGS 1-26B, serial number 391. The FAA register lists Lake Elsinore Soaring Club as the registrant in Wildomar, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated March 11, 1968.

N5743S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-06-26 Accident · Phelan, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX83LA347
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS 1-26B

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.