# N157AJ: 1998 Pzl-Swidnik PW-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pzl-Swidnik PW-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5) (registry code 9810150, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 17.10.018
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 2001
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2015
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A0E439
- Registered owner: [Puget Sound Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUGET%20SOUND%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Enumclaw, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Enumclaw)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1695° N, 121.6846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98022, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157AJ

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 (Pzl-Swidnik PW-5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA203), May 23, 2026: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 (N157AJ), Soap Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure the proper preflight assembly of the glider's wing attachment system, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing structure during flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20260523008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260523008239A), May 23, 2026: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 (N157AJ), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. Airman pablo a. aguilar vergara acted as pilot in command (PIC) of aircraft [privacy data omitted] near Ephrata Municipal Airport (keph), Ephrata, Washington,…

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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