# N1197S: 1970 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2015-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 197
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1991
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A05100
- Owner when cancelled: [Carolina Gliding](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20GLIDING)
- Location: [Louisburg, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Louisburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0996° N, 78.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27549, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1197S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1197S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1197S-2015-05-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer SGS 2-33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a.md

## 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 ATL96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA089), May 30, 1996: Schweizer SGS233A (N1197S), Franklinton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the instructor pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.

## 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 19960530012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012039A), May 30, 1996: Scwzer SGS233A (N1197S), Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. On short final aircraft drifted into trees. (.4)the instructor pilot stated that the student pilot was operating the aircraft controls during the landing…

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