Glider

N986PW

1997 PZL PW-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
17.09.005
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Friends Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N986PW on the FAA register

Type
1997 PZL PW-5
Serial
17.09.005
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Friends Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2026-05-17
Airworthiness date
1998-02-27
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
ADC2C8
Mode S (octal)
53341310
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N986PW.
  • 1998-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N986PW

N986PW is a 1997 PZL PW-5, serial number 17.09.005. The FAA register lists Friends Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated February 27, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N986PW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N986PW.

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.