# N17961: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 1997-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 261
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1988
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A13DE0
- Owner when cancelled: [29 Palms Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/29%20PALMS%20SOARING%20CLUB)
- Location: [29 Palms, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/29%20Palms)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1332° N, 115.7256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92277, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17961-1997-11-08

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 2-33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX77DUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ44), Jul 20, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N17961), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73DUG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG58), May 28, 1973: Schweizer 2-33A (N17961), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19770720019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770720019189A), Jul 20, 1977: Scwzer SGS233A (N17961), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Tow acft aborted tkof,fouled plugs. Glider released tow & had to lnd in sagebrush.
- [Accident 19730528020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528020119A), May 28, 1973: Scwzer SGS233 (N17961), Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Plt hi on apch,made 360DEG turn. Un to make airport,hit pole in fld. No inst in off-airport lndgs.

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