# N161SS: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii) (registry code 1660302, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 4009
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A0F706
- Registered owner: [Burchel Rick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURCHEL%20RICK)
- Location: [Anderson, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Anderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1461° N, 85.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46012, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161SS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 SPEED ASTIR II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

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

- [SAIB CE-05-45](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-05-45): . Issued Mar 28, 2005

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA136), Apr 15, 1982: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbah Speed Astir II (N161SS), Tulare, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19820415009522A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415009522A), Apr 15, 1982: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N161SS), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with another glider N6KS while thermaling. Tried evasive action. Bailed out, landed safely.

## 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 SPEED ASTIR II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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