Glider

N55HG

1977 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
51074
Class
Glider
Engines
Limbach 1700E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Scranton, ND
Registration record

N55HG on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber
Serial
51074
Engines
Limbach 1700E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Scranton, ND
Certificate issued
1980-01-03
Airworthiness date
1979-06-18
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FDC8
Mode S (octal)
51576710
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N55HG.
  • 1979-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N55HG

N55HG is a 1977 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber, serial number 51074. It is registered to an individual in Scranton, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 1980 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 June 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55HG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55HG.

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.