# N7723: 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 4089
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2013
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AA7336
- 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=7723
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7723

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 (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 MKC77DCJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ48), Apr 28, 1977: Sportavia RF4-D (N7723), Central City, NE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19960330008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330008559I), Mar 30, 1996: Sptpuz RF4D (N7723), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the glider rated private pilot and owner of this aircraft landed with his landing wheel retracted. This aircraft is equipped with a single wheel…
- [Incident 19900616055169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616055169I), Jun 16, 1990: Sptpuz RF4D (N7723), Castaic, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Emergency landing on remote airfield. Departed end of runway and flipped over.
- [Accident 19770728031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728031159A), Jul 28, 1977: Sptpuz RF4D (N7723), Central City, NE, Substantial damage. Wood propeller blade failed in hub. Maloof var pitch propeller.

## 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 N7723

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7723 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7723-1929-01-07): B F Mahoney RYAN B1, S/N 171, built 1928. Owner: [B F Mahoney Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20F%20MAHONEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## Related

- Other Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-fournier-r-f-4-d/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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