- Registered owner
- Gyenes Collin M
- Location
- Mcminnville, OR
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 51053
- Year built
- 1974
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date
- October 31, 1995
- Certificate issued
- June 27, 2019
- Expires
- June 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A6FEAE
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB NYC91LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLockport, NYThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the glider during landing. A factor related to the accident was the turbulence encountered on approach.NTSB NYC76FGM42Accident · No injuriesClosedPenfield, PA
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 19910902038929ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lockport, NYStruck brush on side of runway on landing rotating glider into larger brush. Blamed runway misalignment on wind gustAccident 19760810023859AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Penfield, PALost power at 3200 ft,engine not equipped with carburetor heat system
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N55SMGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.