# N17965: 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33AK, registration cancelled 2011-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33AK](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak) (registry code 8050210)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 265
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2009
- Last registry action: June 3, 2009
- Mode S code: A13DE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Tidewater Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIDEWATER%20SOARING%20SOCIETY)
- Location: [Windsor, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Windsor)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8474° N, 76.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23487, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17965
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17965
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17965-2011-06-21

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 2-33AK: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 ERA10LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA387), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unauthorized installation of a battery and associated wiring and electrical components, which resulted in an in-flight electrical fire of undetermined origin.
- [NTSB NYC83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA011), Oct 17, 1982: Schweizer SGS2-33AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ17), Mar 14, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N17965), Elmira, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ05), Aug 27, 1975: Schweizer 2-33A (N17965), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20100730039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730039259A), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Orbit, VA, Destroyed. During flight pilot noticed smoke in the cabin, initiated flight to return to the airport, aircraft decent in the trees 200 feet short of the runway. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19821017054539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017054539A), Oct 17, 1982: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, Substantial damage. Glider encountered downdraft and crashed into trees short of runway during final approach.
- [Accident 19760314004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314004579A), Mar 14, 1976: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Drg turn to final apch plt atmtd to correct for rwy overshoot increased bank stalled. Wind w 20K.
- [Accident 19750827027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827027969A), Aug 27, 1975: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Ithaca, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not correct for low wing approach.

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