Glider

N65840

1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
330
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Black Forest Soaring Society (Corporation)
Based
Monument, CO
Registration record

N65840 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
330
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Black Forest Soaring Society
Monument, CO
Certificate issued
1986-04-22
Airworthiness date
1974-05-03
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A8AD6F
Mode S (octal)
52126557
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N65840 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-09-26
    Accident at Colorado Spgs,Co, 06; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1955-11-15
    N65840 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (s/n 79-268); cancelled.
Overview

About N65840

N65840 is a 1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 330. The FAA register lists Black Forest Soaring Society as the registrant in Monument, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 1986 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated May 3, 1974.

N65840 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-09-26 Accident · Colorado Spgs,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3379
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS233

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.