Glider

N4416S

1998 Homebuilt SZD-59

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
B2177
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greenville, SC
Registration record

N4416S on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt SZD-59
Serial
B2177
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greenville, SC
Certificate issued
2021-08-03
Airworthiness date
1998-06-08
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A5518F
Mode S (octal)
51250617
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N4416S to the current registrant.
  • 1998-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1994-04-22
    N4416S previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-301 (s/n 3010076); cancelled.
Overview

About N4416S

N4416S is a 1998 Homebuilt SZD-59, serial number B2177. It is registered to an individual in Greenville, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated June 8, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4416S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-14 Accident · La Villa,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1397
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-301 — a different aircraft that carried the N4416S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TO LOW RPM PSN.

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.