Glider

N17893

1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
273
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Caprock Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Lubbock, TX
Registration record

N17893 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
273
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Caprock Soaring Association
Lubbock, TX
Certificate issued
2022-07-15
Airworthiness date
1973-04-16
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13A94
Mode S (octal)
50235224
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N17893 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1956-02-20
    N17893 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Dunstable-Kestrel (s/n 32); cancelled.
Overview

About N17893

N17893 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 273. The FAA register lists Caprock Soaring Association as the registrant in Lubbock, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 16, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17893.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17893.

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.