N17965 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33AK built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 21, 2011. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Schweizer SGS 2-33AK cancelled June 21, 2011
- Serial number
- 265
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 3, 2009
- Last FAA action
- June 3, 2009
- Last owner
- Tidewater Soaring Society (Corporation)
Windsor, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N17965
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK · serial 265
The unauthorized installation of a battery and associated wiring and electrical components, which resulted in an in-flight electrical fire of undetermined origin.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS2-33AK · serial 265
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