# N66GL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 13, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66GL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66GL

## Aircraft that carried N66GL

- [Cancelled 2019-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66GL-2019-09-13): Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, S/N 51043, built 1974. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## NTSB investigations on N66GL (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 WPR18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA145), May 22, 2018: Sportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber (N66GL), Lookout Pass, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight toward rising terrain after the engine overheated, which necessitated a precautionary landing when the motorglider could not maintain altitude in…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N66GL (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180522005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180522005799A), May 22, 2018: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER (N66GL), Lookout Pass, MT, Destroyed. On may 22, 2018, at 1448 MDT. A Sportavia Putzer glider, crashed onto highway 90 on the Montana state side, while enroute to seattle Washington. Visual…

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