# N33981: 1975 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 381
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1985
- Last registry action: September 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A3BAC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Plymouth Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLYMOUTH%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Rindge, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Rindge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7567° N, 72.0132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03461, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33981-2012-11-08

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 NYC76FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE07), Oct 4, 1975: Schweizer SGS233 (N33981), North Adams, MA, substantial 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.

- [Accident 19751004030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004030149A), Oct 4, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N33981), North Adams, MA, Substantial damage. Plt allowed glider to drift to lee side of ridge. Acft hit hay bale on ldg.

## Other aircraft with N33981

- [Cancelled 1943-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33981-1943-05-18): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 2833. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Samuel M Hecht](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMUEL%20M%20HECHT), [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)

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