N17870 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33A. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 1994. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Schweizer SGS 2-33A cancelled June 27, 1994
- Serial number
- 240
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 7, 1992
- Last FAA action
- January 9, 1992
- Last owner
- Triple Cities Soaring Society (Corporation)
Endicott, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N17870
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS-233A · serial 240
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT CREW. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS (CLIFF & OBSTRUCTIONS) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE LACK OF RELATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EACH OF THE PILOTS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site