# N2979H: 1979 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 549
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1979
- Last registry action: December 3, 2019
- Mode S code: A31316
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2979H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2979H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979H-2020-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 NYC86LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA137), May 19, 1986: Schweizer SGS-2-32A (N2979H), Kurtztown, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC82DHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA06), Oct 24, 1981: Schweizer SGS2 (N2979H), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860519023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519023259A), May 19, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N2979H), Kutztown, PA, Minor damage. Turbulence and downwind landing resulted in hard impact and overrunning the runway. Blew main tire and broke skid.
- [Accident 19811024079459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024079459A), Oct 24, 1981: Scwzer SGS233A (N2979H), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control on second ground contact, ground-looped on runway.

## Other aircraft with N2979H

- [Cancelled 1955-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979H-1955-04-29): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3604, built 1946. Owner: [Co-Operative Civil Aeroplane Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CO-OPERATIVE%20CIVIL%20AEROPLANE%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Rockville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rockville)

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