Glider

N8616R

1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
144
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Poway, CA
Registration record

N8616R on the FAA register

Type
1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26A
Serial
144
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Poway, CA
Certificate issued
2022-11-02
Airworthiness date
1963-01-03
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABD5C8
Mode S (octal)
52752710
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8616R.
  • 1963-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N8616R

N8616R is a 1961 Schweizer SGS 1-26A, serial number 144. It is registered to an individual in Poway, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 2, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 3, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8616R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8616R.

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.