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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5
N105WS is a Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5, a glider with no engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Leander, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 26, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated August 15, 2002.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Pzl-Bielsko
- Model
- B1-PW-5 · all B1-PW-5s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Pzl-Bielsko B1 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 05.001.10
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2002
- Transponder code
- A0194C (octal 50014514)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 2024
- Expires
- August 31, 2031
- Last FAA action
- August 28, 2024
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 15, 2002
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00002389
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Aaron Gregory J
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 917 Palos Verdes
Leander, TX 78641-8872
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N105WS links to the rest of the register
- Pzl-Bielsko B1 5 registered
- Pzl-Bielsko 5 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Leander, TX 56 aircraft registered in this town
- Texas 29,911 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N105WS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Aaron Gregory J, an individual, certificate issued August 26, 2024, expires August 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for exhibition, dated August 15, 2002, consistent with the 2002 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 05.001.10 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N105WS according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N105WS: Accident on August 6, 2026 at Briggs, TX: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5 · operated under 091
On August 6, 2026, about 1538 central daylight time, a PZL-Bielsko B1-PW-5 glider, N105WS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Briggs, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The glider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The glider was departing on an auto-tow launch at the time of the accident. According to witness statements, the glider achieved level flight at about 1,000 ft before release from the towline. Following the release, the glider yawed to the right and entered a descending spiral, completing about 7 to 8 ro…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data