# N153PS: 1998 Pzl-Swidnik PW-5, registration cancelled 2007-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Pzl-Swidnik PW-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5) (registry code 9810150)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 17.10.025
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2000
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A0D6AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Kaleta Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALETA%20RICHARD)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7319° N, 73.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10003, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=153PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153PS-2007-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5.md

## 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 NYC06CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA076), Mar 4, 2006: PZL-Swidnik PW-5 (N153PS), Hardwick, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift which resulted in a forced landing.

## 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 20060304002649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304002649A), Mar 4, 2006: Amtr PW5GLIDER (N153PS), Hardwick, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) While operating 14 CFR part 91, the pilot was ridge-flying with the glider when he became positioned between two ridge lines. Because of this he lost…

## Other aircraft with N153PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153PS): Patrick E Smith CAVALON, S/N V00261, built 2016

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