# N2616H: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 1985-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1985
- 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: 426
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1978
- Last registry action: January 23, 1985
- Mode S code: A285E6
- Owners when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Gaddis John C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GADDIS%20JOHN%20C%20JR), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2616H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2616H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2616H-1985-01-23

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 LAX85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA003), Oct 6, 1984: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N2616H), Twentynine Palm, CA, destroyed

## 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 19841006054459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841006054459A), Oct 6, 1984: Scwzer SGS233A (N2616H), Twentynine Palm, CA, Destroyed. Tow rope broke as glider was nose high to align with tow airplane. Glider stalled, hit ground. Too low to recover.

## Other aircraft with N2616H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2616H): Airborne EDGE X, S/N 582-766, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1946-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2616H-1946-12-18): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3241, built 1946. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Charles H Babb Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20H%20BABB%20CO), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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