Glider

N87603

1942 Schweizer/Caf TG3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
42-52925
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N87603 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Schweizer/Caf TG3A
Serial
42-52925
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1998-05-13
Airworthiness date
1989-07-13
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AC0F14
Mode S (octal)
53007424
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N87603 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1974-05-17
    N87603 previously assigned to a Consolidatedvultee Acft 108 (s/n 108-4); cancelled.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N87603

N87603 is a 1942 Schweizer/Caf TG3A, serial number 42-52925. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 13, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87603.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87603.

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.