# N233HH: 1968 Schweizer SGS 2-33A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606, 2 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (K & L Soaring LLC) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 77 - Year built: 1968 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: February 9, 1968 - Certificate issued: January 12, 2018 - Expires: January 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A2145C - Registered owner: [Treasure Coast Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TREASURE%20COAST%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC) - Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 27.7155° N, 80.4543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32967, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=233HH - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233HH 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): 4 in force ### Matched by airframe (Schweizer SGS 2-33A) - [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 76-13-11 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-13-11-R1): Aft Fuselage Longerons · K & L Soaring SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A, SGU 2-22C and 3 more. Effective May 25, 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 - [AD 77-23-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/77-23-10): Spar Web and Bolts · K & L Soaring SGS 2-33, SGS 2-33A and SGS 2-33AK. Effective Jun 21, 1978 ### 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 MIA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA074), Jan 25, 1997: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N233HH), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision by electing to be towed aloft with a cold front nearby, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with wind gusts from the nearby cold front and subsequent… ## 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 19970125001549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125001549A), Jan 25, 1997: Scwzer SGS233A (N233HH), Groveland, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with trees on final. Entered uncommanded left bank. Caused 120 degree heading change. Blamed clod front. ## 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) (4) 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 2-33A) - [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 SG1186GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG1186GL): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. Cooper Aviation Supply Company, Inc - [STC SG305GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG305GL): Install full swivel tail wheel, Cronig P/N SK-1, utilizing existing mounting points, bolts and hardware. Cronig Alvin ## Related - Other Schweizer SGS 2-33A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.