Glider

N65859

1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
347
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hobbs Soaring Society Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hobbs, NM
Registration record

N65859 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
347
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Hobbs Soaring Society Inc
Hobbs, NM
Certificate issued
2019-09-19
Airworthiness date
1974-07-11
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A8AD9B
Mode S (octal)
52126633
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N65859 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-06-05
    Accident at Freeport, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1965-05-21
    N65859 previously assigned to a Howard DGA-15P (s/n 938); cancelled.
Overview

About N65859

N65859 is a 1974 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 347. The FAA register lists Hobbs Soaring Society Inc as the registrant in Hobbs, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 11, 1974.

N65859 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-06-05 Accident · Freeport, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC83LA154
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 2-33

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.