# Incident 19900616055169I: Sptpuz RF4D, Castaic, CA, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 18:44 local time
- Place: Castaic, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7723) (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)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPTPUZ RF4D
- Reported engine: AMTR REVMASTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616055169I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. EMERGENCY LANDING ON REMOTE AIRFIELD. DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N7723 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960330008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330008559I), Mar 30, 1996: Sptpuz RF4D (N7723), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the glider rated private pilot and owner of this aircraft landed with his landing wheel retracted. This aircraft is equipped with a single wheel…
- [Accident 19770728031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728031159A), Jul 28, 1977: Sptpuz RF4D (N7723), Central City, NE, Substantial damage. Wood propeller blade failed in hub. Maloof var pitch propeller.

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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