# N17970: 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-32

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206, 3 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G1EA) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2003
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A13E02
- Registered owner: [Up Up & Away LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UP%20UP%20%26%20AWAY%20LLC)
- Location: [Stowe, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Stowe)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4918° N, 72.7126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05672, 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=17970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17970

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schweizer SGS 2-32)

- [AD 87-17-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-17-01): Tow Release Installation · K & L Soaring SGS 1-23, SGS 1-23D, SGS 1-23F and 25 more. Effective Aug 19, 1988
- [AD 87-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-02-01): Tow-Release Installation Inspection · K & L Soaring SGM 2-37, SGS 1-23, SGS 1-23D and 32 more. Effective Jan 21, 1987

### 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 ERA18FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA238), Aug 29, 2018: Schweizer SGS 2 32 (N17970), Morrisville, VT, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20180829012479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012479A), Aug 29, 2018: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N17970), Morrisville, VT, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. We arrived on scene at the accident sight at approximately 1230 hours. The accident was located at GPS coordinates: latitude: 44:34.94N, longitude: 072:44.45W.…

## 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) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Schweizer SGS 2-32)

- [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey
- [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SG1244GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG1244GL): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. Cooper Aviation Supply Company, Inc

## Related

- Other Schweizer SGS 2-32 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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