Glider

N5SZ

1988 Homebuilt SZD-48-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
B1700
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Paiva Rafael R + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
College Station, TX
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Registration record

N5SZ on the FAA register

Type
1988 Homebuilt SZD-48-3
Serial
B1700
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Paiva Rafael R + 1 co-owner
College Station, TX
Certificate issued
2023-10-04
Airworthiness date
2004-04-16
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A636E6
Mode S (octal)
51433346
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N5SZ.
  • 2004-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N5SZ

N5SZ is a 1988 Homebuilt SZD-48-3, serial number B1700. The FAA register lists Paiva Rafael R + 1 co-owner as the registrant in College Station, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 16, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5SZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5SZ.

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.