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N55HG

Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER

N55HG is a Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER, a glider with a piston engine, built in 1977. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Scranton, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 3, 1980 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated June 18, 1979.

Aircraft

Maker
Sportavia Putzer
Model
RF5B SPERBER
Serial number
51074
Type
Glider
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Limbach 1700E · 68 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1977
Cruising speed
60 mph
Transponder code
A6FDC8 (octal 51576710)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 3, 1980
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · June 18, 1979
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00913345

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Dilse Ted JR
Type
Individual
Address
7603 135Th Ave SW
Scranton, ND 58653-9554

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data