# N17962: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 1983-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 262
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1976
- Last registry action: September 24, 1983
- Mode S code: A13DE1
- Owners when cancelled: [Central Indiana Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20INDIANA%20SOARING%20SOCIETY), [Martinez Armando](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTINEZ%20ARMANDO), [Esquibel John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESQUIBEL%20JOHN%20L), [Block James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLOCK%20JAMES%20V)
- Location: [Zionsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Zionsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9819° N, 86.2789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46077, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17962
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17962
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17962-1983-09-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI81FEX16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX16), Jun 11, 1981: Schweizer 2-33A (N17962), Zionsville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG14), Feb 15, 1975: Schweizer 2-33 (N17962), Waynesville, OH, 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 19810611032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032929A), Jun 11, 1981: Scwzer SGS233 (N17962), Zionsville, IN, Substantial damage. On first solo. Failed to level-off. Flew into ground on landing.
- [Accident 19750215002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215002759A), Feb 15, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N17962), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. Nml proc is to set alt to zero. Plt rqstd tow to 3000FT rlsd 2000FT.post exam alt ind 1020FT.wheels

## Other aircraft with N17962

- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17962-1956-02-20): Piper J-2, S/N 1562, built 1937. Owner: [Kraemer William H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAEMER%20WILLIAM%20H%20JR), [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)

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