N17879 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33A built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 3, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N17879 is reserved by a private party since December 3, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Schweizer SGS 2-33A cancelled December 3, 2022
- Serial number
- 249
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 8, 2022
- Last FAA action
- January 8, 2022
- Last owner
- Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC (LLC)
Blairstown, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N17879
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-33A · serial 249
The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper alignment with the landing area during the approach, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.
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