# N55JC: 1970 Sportavia-Putzer SFS31

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportavia-Putzer SFS31](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-sfs31) (registry code 8451018, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rectimo 4AR 1200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200) (registry code 52314)
- Serial number: 6605
- Year built: 1970
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2013
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6FDDD
- Registered owner: [Bb Lsa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BB%20LSA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JC

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 SFS31)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73FUM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM25), Mar 15, 1973: Sportavia SFS-31 (N55JC), Serra Mesa, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N55JC.

## Reports on N55JC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N55JC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19730315005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315005849A), Mar 15, 1973: Amtr 0560341 (N55JC), Serra Mesa, CA, Substantial damage. Wheel equipt. Plt un to manually lower gr. Shock assembly bolt too long. Cut pwr to prevent prop dmg.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Sportavia-Putzer SFS31 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-sfs31/aircraft.md
- The Rectimo 4AR 1200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200.md

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