Schweizer SGS 2-33A
N65818 is a Schweizer SGS 2-33A, a glider with no engine, built in 1973. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Helgersen William A SR, a partnership in Mokena, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 14, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated October 10, 1973.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Schweizer
- Model
- SGS 2-33A · all SGS 2-33As and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. The 2-33 trainer: steel-tube fuselage under fabric, aluminium wings. This is how the Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 303
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1973
- Cruising speed
- 73 mph
- Transponder code
- A8AD0E (octal 52126416)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 14, 2020
- Expires
- November 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- April 1, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · October 10, 1973
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00572776
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Helgersen William A SR
- Type
- PartnershipFAA type of owner code 2 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 11617 N Brightway Dr
Mokena, IL 60448-1411 - Co-owners
- Helgersen Helen e
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N65818 links to the rest of the register
- Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) 275 registered
- Schweizer 1,187 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Helgersen William A SR 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Mokena, IL 21 aircraft registered in this town
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) 4 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) 20 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32) 11 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N65818, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Helgersen William A SR, a partnership, certificate issued November 14, 2020, expires November 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider, dated October 10, 1973, consistent with the 1973 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 303 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N65818 according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N65818: Accident on August 6, 2025 at Monee, IL: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 7, 1985 at Warrenton, VA: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-33A · operated under 091
The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and altitude resulting in a collision with the ground during the base to final turn.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 2-33A · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data