Glider

N55RN

1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
51026
Class
Glider
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Gold Hill, OR
Registration record

N55RN on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber
Serial
51026
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gold Hill, OR
Certificate issued
1974-08-06
Airworthiness date
1980-01-15
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FE96
Mode S (octal)
51577226
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1974-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N55RN.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N55RN

N55RN is a 1973 Homebuilt RF5B Sperber, serial number 51026. It is registered to co-owners in Gold Hill, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 1974 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55RN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55RN.

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.