# N5797S: 1968 Schweizer SGS 2-33A, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 118
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1968
- Last registry action: January 7, 2013
- Mode S code: A77336
- Location: [Erwinna, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erwinna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4930° N, 75.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18920, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5797S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5797S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797S-2015-05-20

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 LAX77DUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM21), Mar 12, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N5797S), San Diego, CA, 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 19770312006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312006159A), Mar 12, 1977: Scwzer SGS233A (N5797S), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Premature release drg tkof to simulate winch cable break. Hit sign.

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