Pzl-Swidnik PW-5
53 on the U.S. register. Built from 1995 to 2002; half of them date from 1997 or earlier. Texas has the most (11). 53% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the PW-5 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Glider · Gliders
- Power
- None
- Common engines
- None None (46), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (2)
- Seats
- 1
- Built of
- composite · A glass-fibre glider.
- Maker on the register
- Pzl-Swidnik
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 13, 1996; newest August 15, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 23 | 43% |
| Individual | 21 | 40% |
| LLC | 4 | 8% |
| Co-owned | 4 | 8% |
| Partnership | 1 | 2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PW-5 | 53 | 1995 to 2002 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 8 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 28 | 53% |
| Standard | 21 | 40% |
| None on file | 4 | 8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Texas Soaring Association INC4Tucson Soaring Club INC2Friends Aviation INC2Black Forest Soaring Society2Windy City Soaring Association1White Wings Soaring INC1Tidewater Soaring Society INC1Tidewater Soaring Society1Soaring Science INC1Skyline Soaring Club INC1Sky Soaring INC1Puget Sound Soaring Association1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Texas Soaring Association INC | 4 |
| Tucson Soaring Club INC | 2 |
| Friends Aviation INC | 2 |
| Black Forest Soaring Society | 2 |
| Windy City Soaring Association | 1 |
| White Wings Soaring INC | 1 |
| Tidewater Soaring Society INC | 1 |
| Tidewater Soaring Society | 1 |
| Soaring Science INC | 1 |
| Skyline Soaring Club INC | 1 |
| Sky Soaring INC | 1 |
| Puget Sound Soaring Association | 1 |
Fleet pages: Texas Soaring Association INC · Tucson Soaring Club INC · Friends Aviation INC · Black Forest Soaring Society · Windy City Soaring Association · Tidewater Soaring Society · Soaring Science INC · Skyline Soaring Club INC
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
2026-05-23WPR26LA203 · PW-5 N157AJ · accident near Soap Lake, WA · no injuries
2019-06-10GAA19CA338 · PW-5 N962JH · accident near Independence, WI · no injuries
2010-04-26WPR10CA215 · PW-5 N500JN · accident near Marana, AZ · no injuries
2006-03-04NYC06CA076 · PW-5 N153PS · accident near Hardwick, NJ · no injuries
The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
53 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Pzl-Swidnik PW-5s?
Texas, with 11.
Who owns the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5?
53% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5s on the register built?
Between 1995 and 2002; half of them in 1997 or earlier.
How many Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 made of?
The 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. A glass-fibre glider. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 the component layer
The 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. A glass-fibre glider. The design is held under 1 type certificate (G11CE, held by Pzl-Swidnik S.A.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
2005-10-312005-19-17 · Left side aileron, right side aileron, and airbrake push-rod ends · flight controls
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 1 | 100% |
Certificates and bulletins
G11CEType certificate held by Pzl-Swidnik S.A. · 1 model listed · revised August 4, 1999
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the PW-5 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Pzl-Swidnik 58 aircraft on the register
- Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 53 registered
- Built of composite · A glass-fibre glider.
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Texas Soaring Association INC 4 of these aircraft
- Tucson Soaring Club INC 2 of these aircraft
- Friends Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft
- Black Forest Soaring Society 2 of these aircraft
- Windy City Soaring Association 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the PW-5 4 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the PW-5 1 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/pzl-swidnik/pw-5.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 53
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N515DD | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2026-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Friends Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2026-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N523PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Tidewater Soaring Society Windsor, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4414W | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9186G | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Dennis Polen Aviation Educational Foundation Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202LW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107TP | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Black Forest Soaring Society Monument, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123UR | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Aerodrome Services LLC Maple Park, Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705JD | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4373K | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197HB | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N982PD | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382RG | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Tucson Soaring Club INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505CC | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Skyline Soaring Club INC Front Royal, Virginia |
Experimental | 2022-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
N103Pw LLC Cumming, Georgia |
Experimental | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80MG | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104BD | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Central Ms Soaring Society LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Experimental | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N961JH | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101GM | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Black Forest Soaring Society Elbert, Colorado |
Experimental | 2019-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500JN | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Tucson Soaring Club INC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Experimental | 2019-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Chilhowee Soaring Association INC Benton, Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105US | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2017-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5XU | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2016-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6377X | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Prairie Thermals LLC Brookings, South Dakota |
Standard | 2015-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986RM | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Bermuda High Soaring School INC Jefferson, South Carolina |
Experimental | 2015-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157AJ | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Puget Sound Soaring Association Enumclaw, Washington |
Standard | 2015-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314GE | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Windy City Soaring Association Hinckley, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2014-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147PS | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
None on file | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115LC | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Low Country Soaring Association Ridgeland, South Carolina |
Experimental | 2013-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555MW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Sky Soaring INC Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2012-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N465PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Tidewater Soaring Society INC Windsor, Virginia |
Standard | 2012-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Louisville Soaring Club INC Lexington, Kentucky |
Experimental | 2011-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2006-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N598PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Friends Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
None on file | 2006-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Soaring Science INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2006-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 2005-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2004-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2003-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448RS | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
White Wings Soaring INC Mount Prospect, Illinois |
Experimental | 2003-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908BT | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2003-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108PS | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
None on file | 2002-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76DJ | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Mississippi State University Soaring Club Mississippi State, Mississippi |
Standard | 2002-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2001-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108JF | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1997-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 1997-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1997-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125PW | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Standard | 1996-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |