Flight Tracker
N126NK
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
Glider · None · Standard
1 NTSB record for this tail number, including destroyed damage. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
Withheld at owner request
Registrant Type
Co-Owned
Location
Withheld
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Jul 10, 2015
Airworthiness Date
May 6, 1978
Expires
Jul 31, 2028
Approved Operations
Glider

Airframe

Manufacturer
SCHWEIZER
Model
SGS 1-26E
Year
-
Serial Number
675
Seats
1
Engines
-
Max Weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise Speed
57 kt
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
-
Engine Model
-
Type
None
Power
-

Live Flight Status

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Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
A06B32
Mode S Code (Octal)
50065462

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Feb 23, 1992 Accident Destroyed SAN JOSE, CA
Injuries2 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

THAT THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI) MISJUDGED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING, THE CFI'S IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO A GO-AROUND WITH PARTIAL POWER, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN THE INITIAL CLIMB SEGMENT OF THE PARTIAL POWER GO-AROUND RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AFTER THE INITIAL STUCK VALVE DEFICIENCY AND THE DECISION OF THE CFI TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY.

NTSB LAX92LA124