# N65855: 1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2020-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 345
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1974
- Last registry action: August 6, 2019
- Mode S code: A8AD97
- Location: [Dekalb, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Dekalb)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9013° N, 88.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60115, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65855
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65855
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65855-2020-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA119), May 21, 2005: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N65855), Beloit, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20050521034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521034159A), May 21, 2005: Scwzer SGS233A (N65855), Beloit, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Competence in question. Pilot basically flew into trees. Pilot is not glider rated so 44709 is not applicable. [privacy data omitted] .
- [Incident 19921010049069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921010049069I), Oct 10, 1992: Scwzer SGS233A (N65855), Wurtsboro, NY. Student pilot made a hard landing in glider. No damage to glider. Pilot injured. NTSB downgraded to incident.

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