# N7768S: 1969 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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: 138
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1993
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AA82D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Soar Hawaii Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOAR%20HAWAII%20LTD)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.2929° N, 157.6923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96825, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7768S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7768S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768S-2018-01-24

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 (2)

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 LAX95LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA184), May 11, 1995: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7768S), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's attempted flight in close proximity to terrain under gusty wind conditions at an inadequate terrain clearance altitude.
- [NTSB LAX88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA209), Jun 3, 1988: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7768S), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950510017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510017479A), May 10, 1995: Scwzer SGS233A (N7768S), Mokuleia, HI, Destroyed. Unable thermals. Unexpected downdraft in pattern. Impacted steep rocky terrain near airport.
- [Incident 19930824039499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824039499I), Aug 24, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N7768S), Mokuleia, HI. Student lost control on takeoff roll. Practicing tow rope brake procedures. Dragged left wing tip.
- [Accident 19880603018109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603018109A), Jun 3, 1988: Scwzer SGS233A (N7768S), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Misjudged glider height AGL and glider performance. Landed short of runway and struck a fence.

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