Glider

N50SZ

1983 Homebuilt SZD-48-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
B-1279
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N50SZ on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt SZD-48-3
Serial
B-1279
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2018-01-02
Airworthiness date
2000-03-21
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A6393F
Mode S (octal)
51434477
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N50SZ to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1995-07-27
    N50SZ previously assigned to a Homebuilt SGP1-1 (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N50SZ

N50SZ is a 1983 Homebuilt SZD-48-3, serial number B-1279. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 2, 2018 and expires on January 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 March 21, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50SZ.

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.