# N2048T: 1977 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2012-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 478
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1981
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A1A461
- Owner when cancelled: [Crater Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRATER%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Sunset, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Sunset)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1204° N, 112.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2048T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2048T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048T-2012-08-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer SGS 2-33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA086), Apr 4, 1990: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2048T), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE TOW ROPE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE DESCENT RATE AS HE RETURNED TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19900403007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007749A), Apr 3, 1990: Scwzer SGS233A (N2048T), Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Tow rope broke on glider tow at 650 feet AGL. Made 180 but overshot downwind landing, hit tree off airport.

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