Pzl-swidnik PW-5 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 16, 2026
There are 65 Pzl-swidnik PW-5 airframes on record (built 1995–2002), 54 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total). Data as of Jul 16, 2026.
Recent Pzl-swidnik PW-5 accidents
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.
The pilot's inability to find thermal lift. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a computer that provided glide information and vertical speed instrumentation as a result of an improperly routed electrical cable that caused a short in the electrical system and the pilot's lack of experience in the glider.