# Heckel Robert P SUPER SPORTSMAN

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618MP
- Manufacturer (registry): HECKEL ROBERT P
- Model: SUPER SPORTSMAN
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/heckel-robert-p-super-sportsman

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N55BT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55BT): [Weyl George Randolph Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEYL%20GEORGE%20RANDOLPH%20JR), [Bigfork, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bigfork), S/N 101

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA096), Jan 24, 2021: Heckel Super Sportsman (N55BT), Spotted Bear, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll on an unimproved snow-covered runway which resulted in a nose-over.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20210124000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210124000599A), Jan 24, 2021: Heckel Robert P SUPER SPORTSMAN (N55BT), Spotted Bear, MT, Substantial damage. The weather was clear and winds were light and variable. The PIC overflew the field, saw tracks on the runway and he decided to land. After landing, on the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Smith Richard W SUPER SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-richard-w-super-sportsman): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560244

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