# N159SS: 1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-twin-astir) (registry code 1660201, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 3220
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2013
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A0ED3F
- Registered owner: [Silver Creek Glider Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVER%20CREEK%20GLIDER%20CLUB)
- Location: [New Douglas, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/New%20Douglas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9550° N, 89.6897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62074, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159SS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-06-49](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-49): . Issued Jun 21, 2006

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N159SS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N159SS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-twin-astir/aircraft.md

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