Pzl Swidnik PW-5 N4426Z
19 July 2025 · Kerrick, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2025 at about 18:36 local time, a Pzl Swidnik PW-5 registered N4426Z was involved in an accident near Kerrick, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kerrick, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perkins-Protho Cimarron Ranch (5TE4)
- Coordinates
- 36.5084, -102.3921
- Aircraft
- Pzl Swidnik PW-5
- Registration
- N4426Z
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1997
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waller → Waller
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA271
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while flying his glider, he was unable to maintain enough altitude to return to the departure airport, so he performed a forced landing to an alternate airport with a closed runway. During the landing rollout, the right wing of the glider struck a metal fence post, The glider pivoted and the left wing struck the barbed wire. The pilot said that he did not see the fence post because of the vegetation covering it. Both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pzl Swidnik PW-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Soap Lake, Washington, United States | Puget Sound Soaring Association | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Independence, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2018 | Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2014 | Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2010 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tucson Soaring Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Hardwick, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2025 | Just HIGHLANDER | Brazos, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 2025 | Rockwell Commander 114A | Hankamer, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Cessna 208B | Dallas, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Cirrus SR22T | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Cessna 172S | Rusk, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2025 | Cessna 401 | Arlington, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |