# N101RW: 1991 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (registry code 8821644, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 551191028
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 2001
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A009F7
- Registered owner: [Smith Travis T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20TRAVIS%20T)
- Location: [Watsonville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Watsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9424° N, 121.7590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95076, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101RW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N101RW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N101RW.

## Reports on N101RW not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N101RW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19830317015839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317015839I), Mar 17, 1983: Gulstm 690B (N101RW), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Left main tire went flat on the landing roll. Aircraft veered off the runway. Sixth landing on the new tire.
- [Incident 19820202005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820202005199I), Feb 2, 1982: Rkwell 690B (N101RW), Sioux Falls, SD. Vibration en route. Door light came on. Turning off autopilot light went off. Baggage door open. Lost luggage.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N101RW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N101RW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR R61A201608040489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R61A201608040489), Aug 4, 2016: SHEAR PANEL. CORRODED. WHILE ACFT WAS IN FOR HEAVY CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME 19/20 OTBD OF SEAT TRACK ON DOUBLER. MAINTENANCE R & R DAMAGED SHEAR PANEL AT FRAME 19, PN 170-07311

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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