N9186G1995 Pzl-Swidnik PW-5
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Dennis Polen Aviation Educational Foundation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Granbury, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jun 10, 2025
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 4, 2023
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Pzl-Swidnik
- Model
- PW-5
- Year
- 1995
- Serial number
- 17.03.020
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ACB794
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- 2025 – nowDennis Polen Aviation Educational FoundationGranbury, TX · current
- 1992Globe Aero Limited INCLakeland, FL · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-161 S/N 2841343
- until 1971Cessna Aircraft CompanyWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 182n S/N 18260726
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026