# N5SZ: 1988 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-48-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-48-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-48-3) (registry code 8821646, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: B1700
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 2004
- Certificate issued: October 4, 2023
- Expires: October 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A636E6
- Registered owners: [Paiva Rafael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAIVA%20RAFAEL%20R), [Ross Pablo J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSS%20PABLO%20J)
- Location: [College Station, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/College%20Station)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5611° N, 96.2751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77845, 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=5SZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5SZ

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-48-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5SZ.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5SZ.

## 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-48-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-48-3/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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