Glider

N33873

1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
615
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
North Carolina Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Zebulon, NC
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Registration record

N33873 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Serial
615
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
North Carolina Soaring Association
Zebulon, NC
Certificate issued
2017-03-23
Airworthiness date
1974-10-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A3B6F0
Mode S (octal)
50733360
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-15
    Accident at Wake Forest, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N33873 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1941-05-17
    N33873 previously assigned to a Aeronca 65-TF (s/n F9771T); cancelled.
Overview

About N33873

N33873 is a 1974 Schweizer SGS 1-26E, serial number 615. The FAA register lists North Carolina Soaring Association as the registrant in Zebulon, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated October 8, 1974.

N33873 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-04-15 Accident · Wake Forest, NC Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA23LA207
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Probable cause: The student pilot s failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the glider s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a loss of control.

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.