# N5720S: 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: August 21, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720S

## Aircraft that carried N5720S

- [Cancelled 2002-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720S-2002-08-21): Schweizer SGS 2-33, S/N 65, built 1967. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N5720S (2)

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 SEA98TA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98TA156), Aug 2, 1998: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5720S), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors were panic and inadequate initial training.
- [NTSB SEA86FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA211), Aug 1, 1986: Schweizer SGS-2-33 (N5720S), Toledo, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5720S (2)

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 19980802019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980802019519A), Aug 2, 1998: Scwzer SGS233 (N5720S), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. (-23)On August 2, 1998, at approximately 1030 PDT, a Schweizer sgs 2033 glider, pilot by studen pilot sarah mclaoughlin incurred substantial damage during a…
- [Accident 19860801083839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801083839A), Aug 1, 1986: Scwzer SGS233 (N5720S), Toldeo, WA, Substantial damage. The glider made a hard landing after tow rope failure. The pilot pulled up abruptly during auto tow takeoff.

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