# N55WV: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, registration cancelled 1990-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (registry code 8451016)
- Serial number: 51032
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Mode S code: A6FF1A
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55WV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WV-1990-05-22

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

## 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 NYC83LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA179), Jul 16, 1983: Sportavia-Putzer RF5B Sperber (N55WV), Warren, VT, substantial damage

## 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 19830716032999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716032999A), Jul 16, 1983: Sptpuz RF5B (N55WV), Warren, VT, Substantial damage. Crosswind exceeded aircraft limitations. Wing raised and caught vegetation causing glider to rotate damaging wing.

## Other aircraft with N55WV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55WV): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4964, built 2020

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