Glider

N1161S

1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
239
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Antelope Valley Soaring Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Llano, CA
Registration record

N1161S on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
239
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Antelope Valley Soaring Club Inc
Llano, CA
Certificate issued
2025-11-19
Airworthiness date
1972-06-06
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A04509
Mode S (octal)
50042411
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1161S.
  • 1972-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N1161S

N1161S is a 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 239. The FAA register lists Antelope Valley Soaring Club Inc as the registrant in Llano, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated June 6, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1161S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1161S.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.