# N55SH: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, registration cancelled 1989-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (registry code 8451016)
- Serial number: 51034
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A6FEAA
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55SH-1989-03-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19840422022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422022449I), Apr 22, 1984: Sptpuz RF5B (N55SH), Barstow, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Did not hear warning horn. Forgot to check gear down.

## Other aircraft with N55SH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SH): Hartzell Richard E WAG AERO TRAINER, S/N 55-483103, built 1998

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