Glider

N55GS

1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
51031
Class
Glider
Engines
Limbach LIMBACH L2000
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Triple Cities Soaring Society (Corporation)
Based
Endicott, NY
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Registration record

N55GS on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber
Serial
51031
Engines
Limbach LIMBACH L2000
Registered owner
Triple Cities Soaring Society
Endicott, NY
Certificate issued
2010-10-19
Airworthiness date
2006-05-12
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FDB9
Mode S (octal)
51576671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N55GS.
  • 2006-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2000-04-01
    Accident at Gillespie, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N55GS

N55GS is a 1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber, serial number 51031. The FAA register lists Triple Cities Soaring Society as the registrant in Endicott, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Limbach LIMBACH L2000 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 12, 2006.

N55GS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-04-01 Accident · Gillespie, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC00LA108
Reported aircraft: Sportavia Putzer RF-5B
Probable cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation, resulting in a tailwind departure.

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.