N5728S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Schweizer SGS 2-33 cancelled May 8, 2021
- Serial number
- 72
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 9, 2018
- Last FAA action
- January 9, 2018
- Last owner
- West Thomas A (Individual)
Flowery Branch, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N5728S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-33 · serial SGS-2-33-72
The failure of the glider towing "weak link," for undetermined reasons, at an inadequate altitude to effect a normal landing, resulting in a hard landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schewizer 233 · serial 72
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during the final approach to land, which resulted in an impact with trees, and a hard landing.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site