Glider

N76DJ

2001 PZL PW-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
17.12.021
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mississippi State University Soaring Club (Partnership)
Based
Mississippi State, MS
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Registration record

N76DJ on the FAA register

Type
2001 PZL PW-5
Serial
17.12.021
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Mississippi State University Soaring Club
Mississippi State, MS
Certificate issued
2002-01-29
Airworthiness date
2002-12-10
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA3F83
Mode S (octal)
52437603
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2002-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N76DJ to the current registrant.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1990-08-10
    N76DJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonerai II L (s/n 9123); cancelled.
Overview

About N76DJ

N76DJ is a 2001 PZL PW-5, serial number 17.12.021. The FAA register lists Mississippi State University Soaring Club as the registrant in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 10, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N76DJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-09-30 Accident · Interlochen, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89DEM10
Reported aircraft: Fletcher SONERAI-2L — a different aircraft that carried the N76DJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOOSE CYLINDER DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT/OWNER, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE PRESENCE OF TREES WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

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.