# N17965: 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: June 21, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17965
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17965

## Aircraft that carried N17965

- [Cancelled 2011-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17965-2011-06-21): Schweizer SGS 2-33AK, S/N 265, built 1973. Owner: [Tidewater Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIDEWATER%20SOARING%20SOCIETY), [Windsor, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Windsor)

## NTSB investigations on N17965 (4)

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 ERA10LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA387), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unauthorized installation of a battery and associated wiring and electrical components, which resulted in an in-flight electrical fire of undetermined origin.
- [NTSB NYC83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA011), Oct 17, 1982: Schweizer SGS2-33AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ17), Mar 14, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N17965), Elmira, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ05), Aug 27, 1975: Schweizer 2-33A (N17965), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17965 (4)

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 20100730039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730039259A), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Orbit, VA, Destroyed. During flight pilot noticed smoke in the cabin, initiated flight to return to the airport, aircraft decent in the trees 200 feet short of the runway. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19821017054539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017054539A), Oct 17, 1982: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, Substantial damage. Glider encountered downdraft and crashed into trees short of runway during final approach.
- [Accident 19760314004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314004579A), Mar 14, 1976: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Drg turn to final apch plt atmtd to correct for rwy overshoot increased bank stalled. Wind w 20K.
- [Accident 19750827027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827027969A), Aug 27, 1975: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Ithaca, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not correct for low wing approach.

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