# N503HC: 1995 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3, registration cancelled 2010-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2010
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3) (registry code 8821647)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: B-2098
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2010
- Last registry action: February 12, 2010
- Mode S code: A645C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Sinclair John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINCLAIR%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Placerville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7334° N, 120.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95667, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503HC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503HC-2010-05-05

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 LAX03LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA165), May 26, 2003: PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (N503HC), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to adequately supervise the student, which resulted in the improper deployment of the spoilers by the student. A factor was the high vegetation on the landing surface.

## 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 20030526010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030526010939A), May 26, 2003: Pdp SZD503 (N503HC), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 26, 2003, at approximately 13:38 PDT, dana m. peirson, flight instructor and gregg e. maryniak a private pilot receiving glider instruction…

## Other aircraft with N503HC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503HC): Cessna 525A, S/N 525A0099, built 2002

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