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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N597R

N597R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 1, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 cancelled October 1, 2002

Serial number
B-2164
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1995
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
June 11, 1999
Last FAA action
June 18, 2002
Last owner
Stogsdill Daniel D (Individual)
Tucson, AZ
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing

NTSB accident and incident record under N597R

FTW97LA004Accident on October 4, 1996 at Sterling, CO: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 · serial B-2164

Loss of control when the pilot exceeded the velocity of stall while in a turn.

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