# N3616Q: 1981 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: 567 - Year built: 1981 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: April 8, 1981 - Certificate issued: March 28, 2023 - Expires: March 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A4133C - Registered owner: [Skibinski James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKIBINSKI%20JAMES) - Location: [Senoia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Senoia) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 33.2633° N, 84.5835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30276, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3616Q - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3616Q 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 ERA22LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA326), Jul 10, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N3616Q), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of situational awareness (geographic position), which resulted in his inability to locate the intended landing runway and his decision to perform an off-airport landing. ## 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 20220710011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011969A), Jul 10, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N3616Q), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that after release of the tow, pilot become disoriented and lost sight of the field. After reviewing options, maneuvering and losing altitude,… ## 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 ## Earlier aircraft with N3616Q The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3616Q before. - [Cancelled 1974-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3616Q-1974-08-29): Beech A23-19, S/N MB-238. Owner: [Henson Leonard A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENSON%20LEONARD%20A%20JR), [Piedmont, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Piedmont) ## 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.