# Accident 19760810023859A: Sptpuz RF5B, Penfield, PA, August 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Penfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2155° N, 78.5734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2155&lon=-78.5734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER (registry code 8451016, https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Limbach 1700E (registry code 38602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-1700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPTPUZ RF5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER AT 3200 FT,ENGINE NOT EQUIPPED WITH CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC76FGM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM42), Aug 10, 1976: Sportavia RF-5B (N55SM), Penfield, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55SM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910902038929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902038929A), Sep 2, 1991: Sptpuz RF5B (N55SM), Lockport, NY, Substantial damage. Struck brush on side of runway on landing rotating glider into larger brush. Blamed runway misalignment on wind gust

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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