# N5763S: 1968 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2002-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 96
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1968
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1972
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A76785
- Owner when cancelled: [Mohawk Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOHAWK%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Alplaus, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Alplaus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8535° N, 73.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5763S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5763S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5763S-2002-04-24

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 NYC91LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA066), Jan 26, 1991: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5763S), Williamstown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RETRACT THE SPEED BRAKES DURING THE PREFLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOW AIRPLANE BEING UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE PRIOR TO RELEASING THE GLIDER, AND THE…

## 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 19910126001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126001159A), Jan 26, 1991: Scwzer SGS233A (N5763S), North Adams, MA, Substantial damage. Took off in glider tow with dive brakes open. Pilot saw them as tow plane released. Too low,hit wires and power pole

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