# N500JN: 1996 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: 1706010
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 2010
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2019
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A63AC5
- Registered owner: [Tucson Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Sahuarita, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sahuarita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9596° N, 111.1093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85629, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500JN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500JN

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 WPR10CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA215), Apr 26, 2010: PZL-Swidnik PW-5 (N500JN), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to find thermal lift. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a computer that provided glide information and vertical speed instrumentation as a result of an improperly…

## 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 20100425032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425032989A), Apr 25, 2010: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 (N500JN), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. On 04-24-10, N500JN received substantial damage when the pilot conducted an off-site landing 6.6NM northwest of El Tiro Gliderport, AZ (AZ67). The pilot…

## 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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