# N18SZ: 1997 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3, registration cancelled 2007-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3) (registry code 8821647)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: B2116
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1999
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A13FFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Memphis Soaring Society Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20SOARING%20SOCIETY%20INC)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0795° N, 89.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18SZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18SZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18SZ-2007-05-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3.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 FTW04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA103), Apr 4, 2004: Pdps PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (N18SZ), Cherry Valley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040404009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404009349A), Apr 4, 2004: Pdp SZD503 (N18SZ), Cherry Valley, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04/04/2004 at approximately 1400 local Mr. Herman sanders was flying glider N18SZ at the memphis soaring society in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. During…
- [Incident 19990706018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706018699I), Jul 6, 1999: Pdp SZD503 (N18SZ), Wynne, AR, Minor damage. (-5)On July 06, 1999, at 1430 local time Mr. Alfred p. fernandez, a commercial pilot was attempting to land at a Private landing strip south of Wynne, Arkansas…

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