# N17963: 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2004-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2004
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 263
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1973
- Last registry action: May 7, 2001
- Mode S code: A13DE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Tucson Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Physical address: [Marana, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Marana)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17963
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17963-2004-03-09

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 (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 LAX79DUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ72), Apr 18, 1979: Schweizer 2-33A (N17963), Tucson, AZ, 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 19790418008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418008589A), Apr 18, 1979: Scwzer SGS233A (N17963), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Strong gustyy winds prevailed. The student pilot undershot the landing.

## Other aircraft with N17963

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17963): Boeing 787-9, S/N 37812, built 2016

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