Glider

N104BD

1997 PZL PW-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
17.08.024
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Austin, TX
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Registration record

N104BD on the FAA register

Type
1997 PZL PW-5
Serial
17.08.024
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2021-07-12
Airworthiness date
2001-05-02
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A013AD
Mode S (octal)
50011655
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N104BD to the current registrant.
  • 2001-11-29
    N104BD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Levitsky BD-5T (s/n RL001); cancelled.
  • 2001-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N104BD

N104BD is a 1997 PZL PW-5, serial number 17.08.024. It is registered to an individual in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated May 2, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N104BD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-07-14 Accident · Cameron Park, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX01LA244
Reported aircraft: Levitsky BD-5T — a different aircraft that carried the N104BD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: an in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.