# N156SS: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, registration cancelled 1996-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (registry code 1660202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G39EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G39EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3140
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1992
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A0E21A
- Owner when cancelled: [Memphis Soaring Society](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20SOARING%20SOCIETY)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0795° N, 89.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=156SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156SS-1996-03-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir.md

## 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 FTW94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA170), May 22, 1994: Burkhart Grob 6103 Twin Astir (N156SS), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO CLOSING THE CANOPY. A FACTOR WAS HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 19940522011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522011869A), May 22, 1994: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N156SS), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Rear canopy opened on tow. Told front seat passenger release tow. Tried close canopy. Distracted descent. Hit pipe.

## Other aircraft with N156SS

- [Cancelled 2017-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156SS-2017-01-12): Agustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII, S/N 14920. 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 2010-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156SS-2010-11-22): Solan Thomas A STORCH, S/N 0001. Owner: [Solan Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLAN%20THOMAS%20A), [Coeur D Alene, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Coeur%20D%20Alene)

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