# N8221K: 1997 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (registry code 8821644, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 551197093
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AB3ACE
- Registered owner: [Klassen Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLASSEN%20THOMAS%20L)
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6832° N, 97.4062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78413, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8221K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8221K

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-55-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8221K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8221K.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N8221K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8221K before.

- [Cancelled 1990-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221K-1990-01-02): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288216168. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1980-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221K-1980-09-12): Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B, S/N 621B. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Gulfstream American Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULFSTREAM%20AMERICAN%20CORP), [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- [Cancelled 1946-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8221K-1946-12-02): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1-1221, built 1946. Owner: [Consolidated Vultee Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSOLIDATED%20VULTEE%20CORP), [Wayne, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wayne)

## Related

- Other Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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