Models · Schweizer · Gliders · data as of October 2, 2026

Schweizer SGS 2 gliders (2-33 and 2-32)

275 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1942 to 1981; half of them date from 1972 or earlier. California has the most (46). 77% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Schweizer SGS 2: American training glider — Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Schweizer SGS 2-33 on Wikipedia

About the SGS 2 from the FAA's model table

Type: Glider · Gliders
Power: None
Common engines: None None (254), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (4), Nelson H-44-54-59-63 (1)
Seats: 2 (up to 3 in some versions)
Cruise speed: about 73 mph
Maker on the register: Schweizer
Registered: earliest certificate January 11, 1968; newest September 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California46New York22Texas18Florida13Arizona13Hawaii12Colorado12Alabama12Pennsylvania9Washington8Oregon8Ohio8

Who owns them registrant type

Corporation167 (61%)Individual57 (21%)LLC40 (15%)Co-owned6 (2%)Partnership4 (1%)Government1 (0.4%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
SGS 2-33A	179	1968 to 1981	65.1%
SGS 2-32	47	1964 to 1977	17.1%
SGS 2-33	39	1967 to 1973	14.2%
SGS 2-8	9	1942 to 1946	3.3%
SGS 2-33AK	1	1973	0.4%

When they were built by decade · 44 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid270 (98%)Pending4 (1%)Sale reported1 (0.4%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard259 (94%)None on file10 (4%)Experimental5 (2%)Restricted1 (0.4%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Sky Sailing INC16Civil Air Patrol INC7Civil Air Patrol5Arizona Soaring INC5Lake Elsinore Soaring Club4Journeys Aviation INC4Honolulu Soaring Club INC4Valley Soaring Club INC3Kutztown Aviation Service INC3K&L Soaring LLC3Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC3Harris Hill Soaring CORP3

Fleet pages: Sky Sailing INC · Civil Air Patrol INC · Civil Air Patrol · Arizona Soaring INC · Lake Elsinore Soaring Club · Journeys Aviation INC · Honolulu Soaring Club INC · Valley Soaring Club INC

Accident history NTSB records · 113 cases since 1982, 5 fatal

2026-07-07WPR26LA273 · SGS 2-33A N2793H · accident near Boulder, CO · minor injuries

2026-07-05WPR26LA246 · SGS 2-33A N5790S · accident near Lake Elsinore, CA · serious injuries

2025-08-06CEN25LA311 · SGS 2-33A N65818 · accident near Monee, IL · no injuries

2025-04-19WPR25LA138 · SGS 2-33A N5786S · accident near Hood River, OR · no injuries

2024-03-12CEN24LA133 · SGS 2-33A N2905H · accident near Falcon, CO · minor injuries

2023-10-28ERA24LA029 · SGS 2-33A N17903 · accident near Elmira, NY · no injuries

2022-09-03ERA22LA407 · SGS 2-33A N17867 · accident near Mount Bethel, PA · minor injuries

2022-08-04ERA22LA370 · SGS 2-33A N2055T · accident near Shirley, NY · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 113 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Schweizer SGS 2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

275 as of October 2, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Schweizer SGS 2s?

California, with 46.

Who owns the Schweizer SGS 2?

77% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 275

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2655H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California	Standard	2004-03-23	Valid
N7763S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California	Standard	2004-03-23	Valid
N1191S	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2003-12-08	Valid
N17868	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2003-12-08	Valid
N2805H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2003-12-08	Valid
N17970	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Up Up & Away LLC Stowe, Vermont	Standard	2003-04-07	Valid
N2706H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2002-09-24	Valid
N50796	Schweizer SGS 2-8	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2002-05-01	Valid
N34396	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2002-02-28	Valid
N14501	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Eastern Shore Helicopters INC Labelle, Florida	Standard	2001-09-10	Valid
N2690H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Eastern Shore Helicopters INC Labelle, Florida	Standard	2001-09-10	Valid
N1242S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	New England Soaring Association North Springfield, Vermont	Standard	2001-08-13	Valid
N99859	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2001-07-16	Valid
N1178S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2000-12-12	Valid
N2890H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2000-07-03	Valid
N2474W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	2000-06-23	Valid
N5790S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California	Standard	2000-06-22	Valid
N20642	Schweizer SGS 2-8	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-02	Valid
N17901	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Wisconsin Soaring Society INC Delafield, Wisconsin	Standard	1999-02-24	Valid
N33928	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida	Standard	1998-11-20	Valid
N5751S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Silvercreek Glider Club New Douglas, Illinois	Standard	1998-10-28	Valid
N111KL	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Kansas	None on file	1998-10-23	Valid
N65809	Schweizer SGS 2-33AK	Civil Air Patrol INC Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	1996-11-18	Valid
N2692H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-10-16	Valid
N2446W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Cumberland Soaring Group INC Wiley Ford, West Virginia	Standard	1996-08-20	Valid
N65846	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	1996-03-05	Valid
N7686	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Valley Soaring Club INC Middletown, New York	Standard	1994-10-27	Valid
N2441W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Niagara Soaring Club INC Williamsville, New York	Standard	1992-11-06	Valid
N1182S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-09-22	Valid
N7770S	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Automotive & Marine Speacialists INC Fitchburg, Massachusetts	Standard	1992-09-10	Valid
N2030T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1991-11-18	Valid
N33923	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Las Vegas Valley Soaring Assoc Jean, Nevada	Standard	1991-08-10	Valid
N2443W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Wichita Soaring Association INC Wichita, Kansas	Standard	1990-11-09	Valid
N5703S	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Honolulu Soaring Club INC Waialua, Hawaii	None on file	1990-09-10	Valid
N9912J	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Automotive Marine Specialists INC Fitchburg, Massachusetts	Standard	1990-06-15	Valid
N2832H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner New York	Standard	1990-05-18	Valid
N2488W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California	Standard	1990-03-14	Valid
N65863	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California	Standard	1990-03-07	Valid
N34298	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Frasca Air Museum Urbana, Illinois	Standard	1990-01-25	Valid
N2677H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Bermuda High Soaring School INC Lancaster, South Carolina	Standard	1989-12-07	Valid
N2440W	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Beltzville Soaring Club Lehighton, Pennsylvania	Standard	1988-12-02	Valid
N1185S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Fault Line Flyers Leander, Texas	Standard	1988-08-25	Valid
N17956	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Long Island Soaring Association Yaphank, New York	Standard	1988-08-02	Valid
N2528H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Soaring Club Of Houston INC Bellaire, Texas	Standard	1988-06-03	Valid
N65849	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Louisville Soaring Club INC Lexington, Kentucky	Standard	1987-09-03	Valid
N2637H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Kutztown Aviation Svc INC Germansville, Pennsylvania	Standard	1987-08-20	Valid
N2621H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Marshall Soaring Club Marshall, Michigan	Standard	1986-05-29	Valid
N65840	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Black Forest Soaring Society Monument, Colorado	Standard	1986-04-22	Valid
N5723S	Schweizer SGS 2-32	Honolulu Soaring Club INC Waialua, Hawaii	Standard	1986-01-24	Valid
N2953H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1985-04-02	Valid
N2037T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1985-03-05	Valid
N33941	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1983-08-13	Valid
N2624H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1982-10-16	Valid
N36135	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Soaring Society Of Dayton INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1981-10-20	Valid
N2610H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Stwart Aircraft Service Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1981-01-27	Valid
N2985H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1980-03-18	Valid
N2055T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Long Island Soaring Association INC Yaphank, New York	Standard	1978-08-07	Valid
N500SZ	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Lafayette Soaring INC Lafayette, Louisiana	Standard	1978-06-08	Valid
N2042T	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1977-04-25	Valid
N2615H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Soaring Society Of Dayton INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	1976-10-28	Valid
N2629H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Central Ohio Soaring Assoc INC Marion, Ohio	Standard	1976-07-06	Valid
N65839	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	1974-11-12	Valid
N65833	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	1974-10-18	Valid
N1233S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Iroquois Soaring Association Rome, New York	Standard	1974-04-24	Valid
N65811	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Arizona Soaring INC Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	1974-01-14	Valid
N17903	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Harris Hill Soaring CORP Horseheads, New York	Standard	1973-09-26	Valid
N7701S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Central Ohio Soaring Assoc INC Marion, Ohio	Standard	1972-07-31	Valid
N7782S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Mid Atlantic Soaring Assoc INC Frederick, Maryland	Standard	1969-07-10	Valid
N5767S	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Bermuda High Soaring School INC Lancaster, South Carolina	Standard	1968-06-24	Valid
N5715S	Schweizer SGS 2-33	Refugio Soaring Circle INC Refugio, Texas	Standard	1968-01-11	Valid
N17888	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N2519H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard		Pending
N2689H	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard		Sale reported
N34292	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N65854	Schweizer SGS 2-33A	Individual owner Washington	Standard		Pending