Glider

N7773S

1969 Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
143
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N7773S on the FAA register

Type
1969 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Serial
143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2012-10-03
Airworthiness date
1969-04-14
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AA85DA
Mode S (octal)
52502732
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N7773S.
  • 1996-05-03
    Accident at Odessa, TX.
  • 1969-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N7773S

N7773S is a 1969 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, serial number 143. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 3, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 14, 1969.

N7773S has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-05-03 Accident · Odessa, TX Serious injury NTSB · FTW96LA201
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS-233A
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the required airspeed resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the lack of thermal lift.

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.