Models / Pzl-Swidnik / PW-5 / N123PW Aircraft record N123PW 1996 Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2018) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Mar 31, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2018 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Bloomsburg, PA
Certificate issued Mar 27, 2019
Expires Mar 31, 2029
Airworthiness Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date Apr 4, 1997 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Pzl-Swidnik
Model PW-5
Year 1996
Serial number 1705024
Aircraft type Glider
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A06031 Engine
Make and model None None
Type None Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2019 – now Individual owner Bloomsburg, PA · current 1993 – 1994 Capricorn Systems Limited INC Scottsdale, AZ · different airframe: Beechcraft 200 S/N Bt18 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2005-19-17 PZL-Swidnik S.A. Models PW-5 “Smyk” and PW-6U Gliders Oct 31, 2005 Airframe (PW-5)Certain serial numbers: PW-5 17.12.022–17.12.024; PW-6U 78.02.07–78.02.10; PW-6U 78.03.01–78.03.03
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 19, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 19, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record