# N551DR: 1992 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1, registration cancelled 2018-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (registry code 8821644)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 551192039
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1992
- Last registry action: September 7, 2016
- Mode S code: A7037D
- Location: [Tinley Park, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Tinley%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5736° N, 87.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60477, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551DR-2018-06-26

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-55-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1.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 CEN16FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA308), Aug 6, 2016: Pzl-Bielsko SZD 55-1 (N551DR), Channahon, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The glider pilot's failure to maintain adequate pitch control while being towed and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed control after releasing from the towline, which resulted in…

## 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 20160806020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806020119A), Aug 6, 2016: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 (N551DR), Channahon, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Glider N551DR was damaged substantially after the aircraft impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 27 at the chicago glider club airport (IL59)…

## Other aircraft with N551DR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551DR): 51 Heritage SW-51, S/N SW-51-034, built 2025

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.