Glider

N951BW

2001 PZL B1-PW-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
05.001.04
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Faribault, MN
Registration record

N951BW on the FAA register

Type
2001 PZL B1-PW-5
Serial
05.001.04
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Faribault, MN
Certificate issued
2015-09-17
Airworthiness date
2012-07-18
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AD388C
Mode S (octal)
53234214
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N951BW to the current registrant.
  • 2012-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2004-02-04
    N951BW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Kitfox III (s/n 951); cancelled.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N951BW

N951BW is a 2001 PZL B1-PW-5, serial number 05.001.04. It is registered to an individual in Faribault, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 18, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N951BW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-03-04 Accident · Greeley, CO Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · FTW95LA132
Reported aircraft: Schmanski Kitfox III — a different aircraft that carried the N951BW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.

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.