Aircraft record

N2873H1979 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 23, 2007.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 2004)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Maricopa, AZ; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 1979
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2004
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: Arizona Soaring INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Maricopa, AZ
Certificate issued: Oct 12, 1979
Canceled: May 23, 2007
Airworthiness: Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date: May 16, 1979

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: 1979
Serial number: 543
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A2EAC5

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

1979 – 2007Arizona Soaring INCMaricopa, AZ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 2, 2004 · Maricopa, AZ

the pilot's encounter with a dust devil during landing flare, which resulted in a hard touchdown.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Serious
Report: LAX04CA310

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX04CA310)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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