Glider

N8612R

1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
139
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Independence Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Independence, OR
Registration record

N8612R on the FAA register

Type
1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26C
Serial
139
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Independence Aviation LLC
Independence, OR
Certificate issued
2020-02-06
Airworthiness date
1962-09-28
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABD53C
Mode S (octal)
52752474
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8612R.
  • 1962-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N8612R

N8612R is a 1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26C, serial number 139. The FAA register lists Independence Aviation LLC as the registrant in Independence, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 28, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8612R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8612R.

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.