Glider

N8693R

1963 Schweizer SGS 1-26A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
213
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gehrlein Rodney L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Waterford, PA
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Registration record

N8693R on the FAA register

Type
1963 Schweizer SGS 1-26A
Serial
213
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Gehrlein Rodney L + 1 co-owner
Waterford, PA
Certificate issued
1998-07-29
Airworthiness date
1979-01-31
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
ABF317
Mode S (octal)
52771427
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8693R.
  • 1979-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N8693R

N8693R is a 1963 Schweizer SGS 1-26A, serial number 213. The FAA register lists Gehrlein Rodney L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Waterford, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated January 31, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8693R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8693R.

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.