# N5738S: 1968 Schweizer SGS 2-33, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 80
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A75D0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Island Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20ISLAND%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Merrick, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Merrick)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6623° N, 73.5564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11566, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5738S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5738S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738S-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA148), May 6, 2000: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5738S), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's altitude and subsequent maneuver to avoid an obstacle, that resulted in a loss of airspeed, an inadvertent stall, and an inflight loss of control,…
- [NTSB MIA70F0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0258), Nov 2, 1969: Scweizer SGS233 (N5738S), Jacksonville, FL, 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 20000506017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506017799A), May 6, 2000: Scwzer SGS233 (N5738S), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23)During the landing, the left wing hit hard causing the glider to swing left. The left wing hit a tree about mid range of wing. Student hass been…

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