# N17882: 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 252
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 1972
- Last registry action: May 2, 2011
- Mode S code: A13A70
- Location: [Chicago Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5073° N, 87.5897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60411, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17882
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17882
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17882-2012-01-11

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 CHI04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA102), Apr 4, 2004: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17882), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain the Certified Flight Instructor encountered during the off-field landing. The low altitude, the downdraft or "sink" experienced during flight, and the soft terrain conditions…

## 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 20040404012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404012869A), Apr 4, 2004: Scwzer SGS233A (N17882), Lake Village, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Clarence l. harris was providing glider instruction to charles m. lain at the time of accident. The glider pilot reported the aircraft experienced a high…

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