# Accident 20180522005799A: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, Lookout Pass, MT, May 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lookout Pass, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4561° N, 115.6972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4561&lon=-115.6972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66GL-2019-09-13) (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: SPORTAVIA PUTZER RF5B SPERBER
- Reported engine: LIMBACH 1700E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180522005799A

## Narrative

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

ON 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 DURING REMOVAL.  THE PILOT RECEIVED SOME MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA145), May 22, 2018: Sportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber (N66GL), Lookout Pass, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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