# Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8821647
- Manufacturer (registry): PDPS PZL-BIELSKO
- Model: SZD-50-3
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (4)

- [N422ZA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422ZA): [Agcsc Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGCSC%20FOUNDATION%20INC), [Jacumba, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Jacumba), S/N B-1876
- [N503S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503S): [Merlin Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERLIN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Moriarty, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Moriarty), built 1993, S/N B-2086
- [N6070U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6070U): [Boulanger Daniel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOULANGER%20DANIEL%20R), [Voluntown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Voluntown), built 1998, S/N B 2203
- [N92MN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92MN): [Csa Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CSA%20FOUNDATION%20INC), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins), built 1992, S/N B2061

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 LAX04CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA270), Jul 18, 2004: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (N19SZ), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain runway alignment, and misjudged the clearance between the tree and the wing resulting in a collision with the tree.
- [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.
- [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.
- [NTSB LAX98FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA235), Jul 17, 1998: PZL-Bielsko SZD 50-3 (N7215L), California City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the first and/or second pilot to obtain and maintain control of the aircraft after stalling and entering a spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20040718012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040718012879A), Jul 18, 2004: Pdp SZD503 (N19SZ), Lone Pine, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was making an approach to a dirt, southeast runway at Lone Pine, CA., when he clipped a tree with the wing of the glider due to sink. It was…
- [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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [Accident 19980717036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717036289A), Jul 17, 1998: Pdp SZD503 (N7215L), California City, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On July 17, 1998, at 1507 hours PDT, a pzl-bielsko model 50-3 glider, N7215L, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering 2 miles west of…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 20010319CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010319CW005), Feb 22, 2001: BRACKET. CRACKED. RUDDER PULLEY CONTROL BRACKET CRACKED AT ATTACH BOLT LOCATIONS. THIS WAS DUE TO LACK OF VARNISH OF THE BRACKETS AND POSSIBLE SHRINKAGE OF MATERIAL. PRIOR TO INS

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