# NTSB investigations: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA145.md): Sportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber · Lookout Pass, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2018 · N66GL · Substantial damage
  > 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 downdrafts.
- [NTSB NYC00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA108.md): Sportavia Putzer RF-5B · Gillespie, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2000 · N55GS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper weather evaluation, resulting in a tailwind departure.
- [NTSB NYC91LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA228.md): Sportavia-Putzer RF5B · Lockport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1991 · N55SM · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the glider during landing. A factor related to the accident was the turbulence encountered on approach.
- [NTSB NYC83LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA179.md): Sportavia-Putzer RF5B Sperber · Warren, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1983 · N55WV · Substantial damage
  > The glider wing encountered high grass during landing in gusty wind. This was a motor glider and the landing was made to the right side of the rwy to allow room for the soaring club landing on a parallel grass strip to the left of the main rwy. During the…
- [NTSB NYC76FGM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM42.md): Sportavia RF-5B · Penfield, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1976 · N55SM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA34.md): Sportavia RF-5B · Edison, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 17, 1976 · N55JH · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8451016'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8451016

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