# N164SS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=164SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164SS

## Aircraft that carried N164SS

- [Cancelled 2017-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SS-2017-02-24): Agustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII, S/N 14922. Exported to China. Owner: [Agustawestland Philadelphia Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGUSTAWESTLAND%20PHILADELPHIA%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- [Cancelled 1993-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SS-1993-11-16): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II, S/N 4020. Owner: [Grondal Louis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRONDAL%20LOUIS), [Newtown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Newtown)

## NTSB investigations on N164SS (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 BFO93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA108), Jul 4, 1993: Burkhart Grob Speed Astir II (N164SS), Chester, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N164SS (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 19930704021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021939A), Jul 4, 1993: N164SS, Springfield, VT, Destroyed. Unable to return to airport due heavy sink rate. Struck trees trying for a small field.

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