# N2873H: 1979 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2007-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 543
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1979
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A2EAC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Arizona Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Maricopa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Maricopa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2873H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873H-2007-05-23

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 2-33A: 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 LAX04CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA310), Sep 2, 2004: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2873H), Maricopa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a dust devil during landing flare, which resulted in a hard touchdown.

## 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 20040902022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040902022529A), Sep 2, 2004: Scwzer SGS233A (N2873H), Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Student was on 9th solo flight with no previous difficulties or incidents according to her instructor. Supervising instructor witnessing the landing…

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