# N33985: 1975 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- 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: 395
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1986
- Last registry action: June 17, 1989
- Mode S code: A3BACC
- 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/N33985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33985-2013-10-23

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 NYC86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA189), Jul 22, 1986: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N33985), Plymouth, 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 19860722038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722038619A), Jul 22, 1986: Scwzer SGS233 (N33985), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. The glider became unstable in pitch during liftoff. Pilot released the tow and landed hard. Suspect aft CG.

## Other aircraft with N33985

- [Cancelled 1951-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33985-1951-02-16): Taylorcraft BF12-65, S/N 2837. Owner: [Sleepy Eye Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLEEPY%20EYE%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Sleepy Eye, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Sleepy%20Eye)

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