1967
Year
C-FCAK — 1967 Schweizer SGS 2-33
C-FCAK is a 1967 Schweizer SGS 2-33 based in Mountain View, Ontario, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 2).
Glider / sailplane
Category
Ontario
Based
13
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1967 · 59 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Glider
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.472 kg · 1,040 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Mountain View, Ontario
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Moncton
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes. It identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.2
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Schweizer Aircraft Corp.
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message. Flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C00553
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.G2EA
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.17 December 2024
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.28 April 2022
Where C-FCAK is, and how to track it
C-FCAK transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C00553. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-FCAK on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-FCAK?
The Schweizer SGS 2-33 is rare in Canada. There are 13 on the register.
- 6 of the 13 are in Ontario.
- Half of them were built before 1974. C-FCAK is older than most.
- Canada has 170 Schweizer aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 591 glider / sailplane aircraft, 241 of them in Ontario.
- 30 aircraft are based in Mountain View. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 6 reports on file mentioning C-FCAK (2008–2014). 2 record damage. The other 4 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Dec 10, 2010
Incident — approach phase — Buffalo Narrows (CYVT) · TSB file A10C0213
Substantial · Mar 27, 2008
Accident — landing phase — Buffalo Narrows (CJB7) · TSB file A08C0074
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. 3 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Schweizer SGS 2-33 in Canada
C-GFNA 1979 · C-GRVS 1978 · C-GCLR 1976 · C-GCLS 1976 · C-GCLW 1976 · C-GYSB 1975 · all Schweizer SGS 2-33 →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.