# N2480W: 1967 Schweizer SGS 2-33, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1967
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1996
- Last registry action: November 6, 2012
- Mode S code: A25024
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3802° N, 86.3420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36113, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2480W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2480W-2018-02-12

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 2-33: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33.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 NYC78FNA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA15), Apr 8, 1978: Schweizer SGS233 (N2480W), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0607](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0607), May 1, 1968: Schweizer SGS233 (N2480W), Friendswood, TX, minor 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.

- [Incident 19971018033589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018033589I), Oct 18, 1997: Scwzer SGS233A (N2480W), Heber, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: during roll-out, after landing on runway 21, the aircraft exited to the left. The left wing tip dropped and struck the taxiway indicator light.…

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