# Accident 19770731024479A: Sptpuz RF4D, Tonopah, NV, July 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.0599° N, 117.0866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TONOPAH (TPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0599&lon=-117.0866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7752, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7752-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D (registry code 8451012, https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-fournier-r-f-4-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPTPUZ RF4D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,714 total, 151 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVW28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731024479A

## Narrative

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

D/A ESTIMATED 7850FT.ENG-POWERED GLIDER.

## 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 OAK77DVW28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW28), Jul 31, 1977: Fournier RF4D (N7752), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7752 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850426019609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426019609I), Apr 26, 1985: Sptpuz RF4D (N7752), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Crosswind was more than anticipated and directional control was lost. Damage to single main wheel.

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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