Glider

N17968

1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
270
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northampton Aeronautics Inc (Corporation)
Based
Northampton, MA
Registration record

N17968 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
270
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Northampton Aeronautics Inc
Northampton, MA
Certificate issued
2023-05-02
Airworthiness date
1973-04-02
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13DE7
Mode S (octal)
50236747
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).
  • 2023-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N17968.
  • 1973-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N17968

N17968 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 270. The FAA register lists Northampton Aeronautics Inc as the registrant in Northampton, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 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 2, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17968.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17968.

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.