# N17903: 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33b) (registry code 8051607, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 283
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 2025
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1973
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A13D10
- Registered owner: [Harris Hill Soaring Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20HILL%20SOARING%20CORP)
- Location: [Horseheads, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Horseheads)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2033° N, 76.8395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14845, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17903

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schweizer SGS 2-33B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA24LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA029), Oct 28, 2023: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17903), Elmira, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath for a landing on the intended runway, which resulted in an off-airport landing and impact with soft terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20231028020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231028020039A), Oct 28, 2023: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17903), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. On October 28, 2023, at 1600, a 1973 Schweizer glider model SGS-2-23A operated by an instroctor pilot returned to land at Harris Hill gliderport (4NY8) in…
- [Incident 19801115079759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115079759I), Nov 15, 1980: Scwzer SGS233 (N17903), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot made hard landing, minor damage to the aircraft.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N17903

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17903 before.

- [Cancelled 1938-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17903-1938-07-19): Piper J-2, S/N 1503. Owner: [Nelson Flying Service Donald C Nelson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20DONALD%20C%20NELSON)

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 2-33B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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