Glider

N1173S

1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
233
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flint River Soaring LLC (LLC)
Based
Bainbridge, GA
Registration record

N1173S on the FAA register

Type
1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
233
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Flint River Soaring LLC
Bainbridge, GA
Certificate issued
2023-05-03
Airworthiness date
1972-04-21
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A04906
Mode S (octal)
50044406
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1173S.
  • 1972-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N1173S

N1173S is a 1972 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 233. The FAA register lists Flint River Soaring LLC as the registrant in Bainbridge, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 21, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1173S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1173S.

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.