# N5720S: 1967 Schweizer SGS 2-33, registration cancelled 2002-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 65
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1967
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1985
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A75840
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5720S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720S-2002-08-21

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 2-33: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33.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 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 (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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