Glider

N159SZ

1980 Homebuilt SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
B-1053
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Santa Barbara, CA
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Registration record

N159SZ on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2
Serial
B-1053
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Barbara, CA
Certificate issued
2025-05-27
Airworthiness date
1999-03-04
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A0ED46
Mode S (octal)
50166506
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N159SZ.
  • 1999-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N159SZ

N159SZ is a 1980 Homebuilt SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2, serial number B-1053. It is registered to co-owners in Santa Barbara, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 4, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159SZ.

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.