Glider

N197HB

1997 PZL PW-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
1707008
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Austin, TX
Registration record

N197HB on the FAA register

Type
1997 PZL PW-5
Serial
1707008
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-19
Airworthiness date
1999-07-28
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A182DD
Mode S (octal)
50301335
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N197HB.
  • 1999-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N197HB

N197HB is a 1997 PZL PW-5, serial number 1707008. It is registered to an individual in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 28, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N197HB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N197HB.

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.