# N33988: 1975 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 390
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1975
- Last registry action: May 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A3BACF
- Location: [Woodbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Woodbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5626° N, 73.2072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06798, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33988-2012-06-04

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 NYC76FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE06), Sep 28, 1975: Schweizer SGS233 (N33988), Plymouth, CT, 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 19750928031209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928031209A), Sep 28, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N33988), Plymouth, CT, Substantial damage. Glider landed short of runway in trees and brush. Plt extdd tfc pattern due preceding acft.

## Other aircraft with N33988

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33988-1965-05-20): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 2840. Owner: [Joseph J Botzer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOSEPH%20J%20BOTZER), [St Clair, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/St%20Clair)

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