# N17894: 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- 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: 274
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1981
- Last registry action: August 24, 1984
- Mode S code: A13A95
- Owners when cancelled: [Frappier Edward L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAPPIER%20EDWARD%20L%20DBA), [Elf Soaring Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELF%20SOARING%20ENTERPRISES)
- Location: [Montpelier, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Montpelier)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6065° N, 84.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43543, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17894
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17894
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17894-2012-08-13

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 ATL80DLQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLQ25), Aug 10, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N17894), Frankfort, KY, destroyed

## 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 19800810034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810034619A), Aug 10, 1980: Scwzer SGS233A (N17894), Frankfort, KY, Destroyed. Tried to retrieve glider off golf course by aero tow. Plane aborted glider. Tried to avoid trees. Wing hit ground.

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