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N197PW

Pzl-Swidnik PW-5

Valid Kentucky

N197PW is a Pzl-Swidnik PW-5, a glider with no engine, built in 1997. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Louisville Soaring Club INC, a corporation in Lexington, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 6, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated May 6, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Pzl-Swidnik
Model
PW-5
Serial number
1709004
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A18386 (octal 50301606)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 6, 2011
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · May 6, 1998
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00476991

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Louisville Soaring Club INC
Type
Corporation
Address
2301 Shannawood Dr
Lexington, KY 40513-1335

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data