# N591SZ: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-59) (registry code 8821649, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: B-2168
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 2008
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2019
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A7A2C6
- Registered owner: [Rovey Jonathan E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROVEY%20JONATHAN%20E)
- Location: [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8787° N, 111.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86336, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=591SZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N591SZ

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-59)

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 NYC96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA172), Aug 24, 1996: Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 (N591SZ), Franconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged altitude and distance which resulted in the collision with trees short of the runway.

## 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 19960824023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023969A), Aug 24, 1996: Szd SZD551 (N591SZ), Franconia, NH, Substantial damage. Noticed squal line approaching airport. Tried for runway, heavy rain obscured vision. Struck trees circling to land

## 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 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-59/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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