Glider

N908BT

1997 PZL PW-5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
1707003
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomsburg, PA
What's N908BT worth? Track flights
Registration record

N908BT on the FAA register

Type
1997 PZL PW-5
Serial
1707003
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomsburg, PA
Certificate issued
2003-01-23
Airworthiness date
2004-06-03
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC8D0F
Mode S (octal)
53106417
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2003-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N908BT.
  • 2002-04-11
    Accident at New Smithville, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N908BT

N908BT is a 1997 PZL PW-5, serial number 1707003. It is registered to an individual in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 3, 2004.

N908BT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-04-11 Accident · New Smithville, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD02LA042
Reported aircraft: Wsk Pzl PW-5
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in the loss of thermal lift and collision with trees.

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

Same model

More PZL PW-5 aircraft

N101GM
1997 PZL PW-5
N104BD
1997 PZL PW-5
N104PW
1997 PZL PW-5
N108JF
1997 PZL PW-5
N112PW
1997 PZL PW-5
N115LC
1997 PZL PW-5
N136PW
1997 PZL PW-5
N197HB
1997 PZL PW-5
All 53 PZL PW-5 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Pennsylvania

N90856
1990 Balloon Works Firefly C7
N9086J
1966 Piper Cherokee 180
N908B
1952 Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters
N9091Y
1969 Piper Arrow
N9093Z
1985 Piper Archer II
N9094K
1985 Piper Archer II
All 6,188 aircraft registered in Pennsylvania →
Similar aircraft

Other gliders on the register

  • N26LS1980 Rolladen-Schneider Ohg LS3-A
  • N233KL1981 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
  • N2998H1980 Schweizer SGS 1-26E
  • N75691970 Schweizer SGS 1-26B
  • N306BA1997 Let L-23
  • N2611W1997 Schleicher ASW-27
More from PZL

PZL models on the register

Own N908BT?

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

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Pennsylvania· 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.