# N17886: 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2012
- 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: 256
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1972
- Last registry action: April 27, 1992
- Mode S code: A13A74
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9126° N, 96.7366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75243, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17886
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17886
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17886-2012-07-30

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 LAX92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA021), Oct 20, 1991: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N17886), Fremont, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 19911020047009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047009A), Oct 20, 1991: Scwzer SGS233A (N17886), Fremont, CA, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft on final. Struck building roof and crashed inverted in parking lot.

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