# N551TJ: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1, registration cancelled 1994-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 1994
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (registry code 8821644)
- Serial number: 551192029
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1994
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: A704D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ware Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARE%20ROBERT%20R)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7710° N, 84.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30308, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551TJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551TJ-1994-11-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ATL94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA059), Mar 5, 1994: PZL-Bielsko SZD-55-1 (N551TJ), Mcminnville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing approach.

## 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 19940305003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305003789A), Mar 5, 1994: Szd SZD551 (N551TJ), Mcminnville, TN, Destroyed. Glider struck a fence on off airport landing. Had run out of lift on cross country flight.

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