# N2728Z: 1964 Schweizer SGU 2-22E, registration cancelled 2021-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGU 2-22E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (registry code 8050612)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G-18](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 186
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1964
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2007
- Last registry action: October 18, 2017
- Mode S code: A2B172
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Kenneth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20KENNETH%20L)
- Location: [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1719° N, 101.7448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79072, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2728Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2728Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2728Z-2021-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 SGU 2-22E: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA054), May 7, 2000: Schweizer SGU2-22E (N2728Z), Farmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of traffic pattern altitude that resulted in an off-field landing and the subsequent collision with the ground. A factor was rough terrain.
- [NTSB DEN66D0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0014), May 30, 1965: Schweizer SGU222 (N2728Z), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage

## 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 20000507020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507020459A), May 7, 2000: Scwzer SGU222E (N2728Z), Framington, NC, Substantial damage. (.4)While on final approach to land, the flight instructor realized that they were too low for a safe landing on the runway. The flight instructor took the…

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