# N55RW: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, registration cancelled 1997-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1997
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (registry code 8451016)
- Serial number: 51046
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1996
- Last registry action: September 12, 1996
- Mode S code: A6FE9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Zimmerman Sam R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIMMERMAN%20SAM%20R)
- Location: [Greenville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7780° N, 82.3802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55RW-1997-04-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Other aircraft with N55RW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55RW): Maule M-7-235C, S/N 25034C

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