N7779S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33A built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled".
Schweizer SGS 2-33A cancelled September 6, 2012
- Serial number
- 149
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2006
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Waialua, HI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N7779S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-33A · serial 149
the student pilot's misjudgement of descent rate and terrain clearance while manuevering along a ridgeline. Factors in the accident were the downdrafts and the mountainous/hilly nature of the terrain.
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