Glider

N16SZ

1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
551197098
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Montgomery, IL
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Registration record

N16SZ on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1
Serial
551197098
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Montgomery, IL
Certificate issued
2012-02-02
Airworthiness date
1998-03-03
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0F0FD
Mode S (octal)
50170375
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N16SZ.
  • 1998-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N16SZ

N16SZ is a 1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1, serial number 551197098. It is registered to an individual in Montgomery, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 3, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16SZ.

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.