# N1211S: 1971 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 208
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1971
- Last registry action: May 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A059F5
- Location: [Petersburg, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Petersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9637° N, 79.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26847, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1211S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1211S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1211S-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA13CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA352), Aug 4, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N1211S), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper altitude and energy management in the landing pattern which resulted in the glider impacting a tree and landing short of the runway.

## 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 20130804017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804017049A), Aug 4, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N1211S), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was high on left downwind. Pilot used speed brakes to descend. When aircraft turned base, pilot retracted speed brakes. When aircraft turned final it…

## Other aircraft with N1211S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1211S): Cameron Balloons US PARTY-120, S/N 6915, built 2021

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