# N17879: 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 249
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2022
- Last registry action: January 8, 2022
- Mode S code: A13A54
- Owner when cancelled: [Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JERSEY%20RIDGE%20SOARING%20LLC)
- Location: [Blairstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blairstown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9833° N, 74.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07825, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17879
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17879
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17879-2022-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA227), May 15, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17879), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper alignment with the landing area during the approach, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20220515006679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220515006679A), May 15, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17879), Blaistown, NJ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Student glider pilot [privacy data omitted] was on his second solo flight at the Blairstown Airport (1N7) located in new jersey. The flight was supervised by…
- [Incident 19860818081739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818081739I), Aug 18, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N17879), Plainfield, IL, Minor damage. Touched down short of designated landing area.

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