# N2179: 1968 Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-fournier-r-f-4-d) (registry code 8451012, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rectimo 4AR 1200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200) (registry code 52314)
- Serial number: 4059
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1974
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1D716
- Registered owner: [Madden William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2787° N, 106.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88003, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2179

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rectimo 4AR 1200)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2179.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2179.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2179

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2179 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179-1933-02-13): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N A24. Owner: [Shallman G H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHALLMAN%20G%20H), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## Related

- Other Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-fournier-r-f-4-d/aircraft.md
- The Rectimo 4AR 1200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200.md

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