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N66GL

Cancelled 2019

Deregistered aircraft · 1974 Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER · Limbach 1700E

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Cancelled: September 13, 2019
Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
Serial number: 51043
Year built: 1974
Type: Glider
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: April 10, 1980
Last registry action: December 15, 2018
Mode S code: A8B281
Owner when cancelled: Sale Reported
Location: Boise, ID
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelSportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBERADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLimbach 1700EReciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N66GL and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB WPR18LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLookout Pass, MTThe pilot’s improper decision to continue flight toward rising terrain after the engine overheated, which necessitated a precautionary landing when the motorglider could not maintain altitude in downdrafts.May 22, 2018 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N66GL and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20180522005799ACruise/Level Flight · Lookout Pass, MTOn may 22, 2018, at 1448 MDT. A Sportavia Putzer glider, crashed onto highway 90 on the Montana state side, while enroute to seattle Washington. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but was destroyed…May 22, 2018 · Destroyed