Glider

N500JN

1996 PZL PW-5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
1706010
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tucson Soaring Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sahuarita, AZ
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Registration record

N500JN on the FAA register

Type
1996 PZL PW-5
Serial
1706010
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Tucson Soaring Club Inc
Sahuarita, AZ
Certificate issued
2019-08-01
Airworthiness date
2010-06-02
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A63AC5
Mode S (octal)
51435305
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N500JN.
  • 2010-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2010-04-26
    Accident at Marana, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N500JN

N500JN is a 1996 PZL PW-5, serial number 1706010. The FAA register lists Tucson Soaring Club Inc as the registrant in Sahuarita, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 2, 2010.

N500JN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-04-26 Accident · Marana, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR10CA215
Reported aircraft: PZL PW-5
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to find thermal lift. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a computer that provided glide information and vertical speed instrumentation as a result of an improperly routed electrical cable that caused a short in the electrical system and the pilot's lack of experience in the glider.

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.