Glider

N8221K

1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
551197093
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corpus Christi, TX
Registration record

N8221K on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1
Serial
551197093
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corpus Christi, TX
Certificate issued
2019-06-14
Airworthiness date
1998-08-26
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AB3ACE
Mode S (octal)
52635316
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8221K to the current registrant.
  • 1998-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1990-01-02
    N8221K previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288216168); cancelled.
  • 1980-09-12
    N8221K previously assigned to a Gulfstream Gulfstream AM G-164B (s/n 621B); cancelled.
  • 1946-12-02
    N8221K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1-1221); cancelled.
Overview

About N8221K

N8221K is a 1997 Homebuilt SZD-55-1, serial number 551197093. It is registered to an individual in Corpus Christi, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 26, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8221K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8221K.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Homebuilt SZD-55-1 aircraft

All 12 Homebuilt SZD-55-1 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Texas

All 29,945 aircraft registered in Texas →
Similar aircraft

Other gliders on the register

  • N233KL1981 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
  • N2998H1980 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
  • N75691970 Schweizer SGS 1-26B
  • N306BA1997 Let L-23
  • N2611W1997 Schleicher ASW-27
  • N3XA1982 Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
More from Pdps Pzl-Bielsko

Pdps Pzl-Bielsko models on the register

Own N8221K?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Texas· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.