# N17959: 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33AK, registration cancelled 1980-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33AK](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak) (registry code 8050210)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 259
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1976
- Mode S code: A13DC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Soaring Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20SOARING%20ASSOC)
- Location: [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4682° N, 96.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76065, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17959
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17959-1980-07-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 2-33AK: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak.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 FTW76FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA22), May 1, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N17959), Cedar Hill, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19760501009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501009579A), May 1, 1976: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17959), Cedar Hill, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K.

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