# N212EC: 2003 Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U](https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-6u) (registry code 9820211, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G18CE) (Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 78.03.08
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 15, 2005
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1C157
- Registered owner: [Cypress Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRESS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212EC

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U)

- [AD 2010-15-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-15-07): Flight controls · Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U. Effective Aug 16, 2010
- [AD 2005-19-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-19-17): Left side aileron, right side aileron, and airbrake push-rod ends · PZL-Swidnik PW-5 Smyk and PW-6U. Effective Oct 31, 2005

### 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 GAA16CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA430), Aug 14, 2016: Pzl-Swidnik PW 6U (N212EC), Llano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the two aft canopy latches during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the canopy separating from the glider during the takeoff roll and substantial…

## 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 20160813024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160813024789A), Aug 13, 2016: Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U (N212EC), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. During takeoff, the rear canopy departed the aircraft, striking the leading, upper edge of the vertical stabilizer, resulting in structural damage to the…

## 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-6U aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-6u/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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