# Accident 19830716032999A: Sptpuz RF5B, Warren, VT, July 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Warren, VT
- Airport: Sugarbush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1120° N, 72.8559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1120&lon=-72.8559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WV-1990-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER (registry code 8451016, https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPTPUZ RF5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 101 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716032999A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS. WING RAISED AND CAUGHT VEGETATION CAUSING GLIDER TO ROTATE DAMAGING WING.

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

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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