# N17957: 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: January 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17957
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17957

## Aircraft that carried N17957

- [Cancelled 2013-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17957-2013-01-31): Schweizer SGS 2-33A, S/N 287, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Central Jersey Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20JERSEY%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC), [Wall, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Wall)

## NTSB investigations on N17957 (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 NYC96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA104), May 11, 1996: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N17957), Readington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather, and his misjudgment of altitude and distance from the runway. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience and the weather.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17957 (1)

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 19960511010189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010189A), May 11, 1996: Scwzer SGS233A (N17957), Readington, NJ, Substantial damage. High sink and steep turn to make alternate runway. Overbanked. Unable recover from accelerated stall. Wing impacted

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