# N7778S: 1969 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2002-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 148
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1969
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1970
- Last registry action: December 18, 2001
- Mode S code: AA8689
- Owner when cancelled: [Baboquivari Soaring School Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BABOQUIVARI%20SOARING%20SCHOOL%20INC)
- Location: [Peoria, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Peoria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6556° N, 112.2476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85382, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7778S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7778S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7778S-2002-02-08

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 LAX01LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA142), Apr 8, 2001: Schweizer 2-33A (N7778S), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider's encounter with a dust devil during takeoff that resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ59), Apr 27, 1974: Schweizer SGS233 (N7778S), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 20010408006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006019A), Apr 8, 2001: Scwzer SGS233A (N7778S), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff for a glider ride at turf soaring commercial rated glider pilot had experienced a large thermal passing the runway just as the glider…
- [Accident 19740427013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427013489A), Apr 27, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A (N7778S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Sngle wheel gr. No UNICOM at Turf

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