# N65973: 1974 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: 83
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1974
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A8B192
- Registered owner: [Pacific Rim Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20RIM%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Los Olivos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Olivos)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7308° N, 120.0985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93441, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65973

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 NYC75DHA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA41), May 24, 1975: Schweizer 2-32 (N65973), Mount Pocono, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19750524010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524010939A), May 24, 1975: Scwzer SGS232 (N65973), Mount Pocono, PA, Destroyed. Tow plane expd pwr loss,premature release of glider. Lndd in parking lot.

## 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

## Earlier aircraft with N65973

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N65973 before.

- [Cancelled 1956-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65973-1956-03-14): Cessna T-50, S/N 3446. Owner: [Mid South Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20SOUTH%20AIRWAYS), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## 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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