Glider

N500SZ

1977 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
500
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lafayette Soaring Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lafayette, LA
Registration record

N500SZ on the FAA register

Type
1977 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
500
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Lafayette Soaring Inc
Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued
1978-06-08
Airworthiness date
1977-10-27
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A63B98
Mode S (octal)
51435630
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1978-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N500SZ.
  • 1977-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N500SZ

N500SZ is a 1977 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 500. The FAA register lists Lafayette Soaring Inc as the registrant in Lafayette, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 1978 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated October 27, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500SZ.

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.