# N17879: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17879
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17879

## Aircraft that carried N17879

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17879-2022-12-03): Schweizer SGS 2-33A, S/N 249, built 1972. Owner: [Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JERSEY%20RIDGE%20SOARING%20LLC), [Blairstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blairstown)

## NTSB investigations on N17879 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA227), May 15, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17879), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper alignment with the landing area during the approach, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17879 (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220515006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220515006679A), May 15, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17879), Blaistown, NJ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Student glider pilot [privacy data omitted] was on his second solo flight at the Blairstown Airport (1N7) located in new jersey. The flight was supervised by…
- [Incident 19860818081739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818081739I), Aug 18, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N17879), Plainfield, IL, Minor damage. Touched down short of designated landing area.

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