{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1973-04-04","airworthiness_ops":"Glider","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2024-11-30","city":"GRAND RAPIDS","country_code":"US","county_code":"081","cruise_speed_mph":73,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"00000","engine_horsepower":0,"engine_maker":"NONE","engine_model":"NONE","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2031-11-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2024-11-30","maker":"Schweizer","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"SCHWEIZER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"8051606","mode_s_code":"50237003","mode_s_hex":"A13E03","model":"SGS 2-33A","n_number":"N17971","name":"WEST MICHIGAN AVIATION ACADEMY","num_engines":0,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N17971 is a Schweizer SGS 2-33A, a glider with no engine, built in 1973. It has 2 seats. It is registered to West Michigan Aviation Academy, a corporation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 30, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated April 4, 1973.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":2,"serial_number":"271","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MI","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"5363 44TH ST SE","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Glider","type_aircraft_code":"1","type_engine":"None","type_engine_code":"0","unique_id":"00212510","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N17971","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1973,"zip":"495124093"}