Glider

N55BG

1972 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
51006
Class
Glider
Engines
Limbach 1700E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Oxford, PA
Registration record

N55BG on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber
Serial
51006
Engines
Limbach 1700E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Oxford, PA
Certificate issued
1990-11-05
Airworthiness date
1980-04-30
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FD32
Mode S (octal)
51576462
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N55BG.
  • 1980-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N55BG

N55BG is a 1972 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber, serial number 51006. It is registered to an individual in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 1990 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Limbach 1700E engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 30, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55BG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55BG.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.