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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N17885

N17885 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33A built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2009. The last status on file was "registration pending".

Schweizer SGS 2-33A cancelled November 19, 2009

Serial number
255
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration pending
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 2, 2007
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Wurtsboro, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider

NTSB accident and incident record under N17885

MIA08CA172Accident on August 23, 2008 at Wurtsboro, NY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 2-33A · serial 255

The failure of the dual student to relinquish flight control of the glider.

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