Final NTSB investigations: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1976 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND 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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND 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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR18LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber · Lookout Pass, MTThe 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 NYC00LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSportavia Putzer RF-5B · Gillespie, PAThe pilot's improper weather evaluation, resulting in a tailwind departure.NTSB NYC91LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSportavia-Putzer RF5B · Lockport, NYThe 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 NYC83LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSportavia-Putzer RF5B Sperber · Warren, VTThe 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 NYC76FGM42Accident · No injuriesClosedSportavia RF-5B · Penfield, PANTSB LAX76DVA34Accident · No injuriesClosedSportavia RF-5B · Edison, CA