# N7497: 1977 Grob-Werke ASTIR CS JEAN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grob-Werke ASTIR CS JEAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-astir-cs-jean) (registry code 1660213, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 2004
- Year built: 1977
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2001
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AA1746
- Registered owner: [White Sands Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20SANDS%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Alamogordo, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Alamogordo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7361° N, 106.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88310, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7497

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 (Grob-Werke ASTIR CS JEAN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7497.

## 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.

- [Incident 20150510008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150510008079I), May 10, 2015: Grob-Werke Gmbh Co Kg ASTIR CS JEAN (N7497), Alamogordo, NM, No damage. At 1430 MDT (2030 UTC), Sunday, may 10, 2015 a Grob 102 astir (N7497) operating under 14 CFR part 91 encountered sinking air while approaching to land on…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N7497

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7497 before.

- [Cancelled 1983-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7497-1983-11-17): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 976. Owner: [Van Houten Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20HOUTEN%20PAUL%20E), [Stuttgart, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Stuttgart)
- [Cancelled 1934-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7497-1934-09-07): Curtiss Robin 3PCLM, S/N 8, built 1928. Owner: [Osterhouse John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSTERHOUSE%20JOHN%20H), [Mandan, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Mandan)

## Related

- Other Grob-Werke ASTIR CS JEAN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-astir-cs-jean/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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