# N55JH: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, registration cancelled 1976-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (registry code 8451016)
- Serial number: 51056
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1976
- Mode S code: A6FDE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Paul Philip I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20PHILIP%20I)
- Location: [Parowan, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Parowan)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55JH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55JH-1976-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber.md

## 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 LAX76DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA34), Jan 17, 1976: Sportavia RF-5B (N55JH), Edison, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19760117000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760117000929A), Jan 17, 1976: Sptpuz RF5B (N55JH), Edison, CA, Destroyed. Single wheel powered glider. Lnd on farm rd.

## Other aircraft with N55JH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JH): Hickman Jeff L WHOPPER 1, S/N 1-W-1, built 1995

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