# N33WP: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33WP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33WP

## Aircraft that carried N33WP

- [Cancelled 2014-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33WP-2014-09-29): Schweizer SGS 1-26E, S/N 638, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Trowbridge Frank R III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROWBRIDGE%20FRANK%20R%20III), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)

## NTSB investigations on N33WP (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA101), Mar 20, 1997: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N33WP), Benton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude and clearance from the trees on a ridge line.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N33WP (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970320010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970320010209A), Mar 20, 1997: Scwzer SGS126E (N33WP), Benton, TN, Substantial damage. Thermaling over ridge. Began return to airport got downdraft. Wing hit tree. Descended into trees. (-23) the pilot had been making passes back and forth along…

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