We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Schweizer
Model
SGS 2-33A
Year
1976
Serial number
456
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A2A9AE
Engine
Make and model
None None
Type
None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2002 – nowIndividual ownerLowville, NY · current
1951 – 1955Individual ownerPhilippi, WV · different airframe: Engineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C S/N 3331
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Apr 17, 1983 · Erwinna, PA
THE GLIDER WAS ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR LANDING PRACTICE. ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING THE GLIDER LOST LIFT AFTER EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE SINK AND CLIPPED THE TOPS OF TREES. THE GLIDER LANDED SHORT OF THE INTENDED AREA AND THE WINGS AND NOSE OF THE ACFT WERE DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 320 DEG AT 12 GUSTING 16 KTS.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.