Glider

N17971

1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
271
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Michigan Aviation Academy (Corporation)
Based
Grand Rapids, MI
Registration record

N17971 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
271
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
West Michigan Aviation Academy
Grand Rapids, MI
Certificate issued
2024-11-30
Airworthiness date
1973-04-04
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A13E03
Mode S (octal)
50237003
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N17971.
  • 1973-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N17971

N17971 is a 1973 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 271. The FAA register lists West Michigan Aviation Academy as the registrant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 4, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17971.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17971.

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.