# N33978: 1975 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 389
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1984
- Last registry action: August 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A3BAAC
- Owners when cancelled: [Slade Douglas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLADE%20DOUGLAS%20R), [Slade Rita M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLADE%20RITA%20M)
- Location: [Eagar, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eagar)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0189° N, 109.3525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85925, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33978-2012-04-02

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 IAD79DIA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA04), Nov 25, 1978: Schweizer SGS233 (N33978), Warrenton, VA, 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 19781125036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125036109A), Nov 25, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E (N33978), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

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