Glider

N55SZ

1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
551197096
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sparks, NV
Registration record

N55SZ on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1
Serial
551197096
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sparks, NV
Certificate issued
2017-06-27
Airworthiness date
2017-06-15
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A6FEBA
Mode S (octal)
51577272
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N55SZ.
  • 2017-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N55SZ

N55SZ is a 1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1, serial number 551197096. It is registered to an individual in Sparks, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated June 15, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55SZ.

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.