Aircraft N9860E Data

N9860E
1965 Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15, c/n 69
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N9860E @ NH - Don landing Hot - by C Bolgen
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer Schweizer
Model SGS 1-23H-15 Search all Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15
Year built 1965
Construction Number (C/N) 69
Aircraft Type Glider
Number of Seats 1
Engine Type None
Engine Manufacturer and Model None NONE
Aircraft
Registration Number N9860E
Mode S (ICAO24) Code ADC3CB
Certification Class Standard
Certification Issued 2005-03-21
Air Worthiness Test 1965-09-07
Last Action Taken 2008-03-18
Current Status Valid
Owner
Registration Type Individual
Address Greensboro, NC 27455
United States
Region Eastern
User Comments
Jim, 2013-06-29 13:19:58
Aircraft totaled in Georgia and now (6/2013) on AIG salvage page: Crashed into woods. Heavy damage to the wings and forward fuselage. Claim No: 980-17530 http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?SalvageId=1612
Jack O'Leary, 2011-01-26 14:56:32
The pilot's last name was McMasters.Steve McQueen was in the glider mounted on a tripod for filming cockpit scenes all done at the former gliderport in Salem,New Hampshire off of Brady Avenue,now a golf course.
Eliza Proctor, 2010-09-04 04:00:00
just a side note... Regarding the gliding sequence in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) with Steve McQueen as pilot... filmed in New England. Close-ups of McQueen were filmed on the ground and a local glider pilot flew for all other footage. I'm embarrassed that I don't know the pilot's identity... he was a friend of my father (who was asked to be McQueen's double for the film, but declined).