# N53285: 1941 Schweizer SGS 2-8, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-8) (registry code 8050202)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS GTC 5](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/GTC%205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1961
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6BB69
- Location: [Santee, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8507° N, 116.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92071, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53285
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53285-2012-09-18

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 2-8: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-8.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 LAX68D0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0055), Jul 7, 1967: Schweizer SGS2-8 (N53285), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

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