# N163S: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S, registration cancelled 1970-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-s) (registry code 3801933)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G1IN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G1IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1966
- Mode S code: A0FE63
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffith Marion S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFITH%20MARION%20S%20JR)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163S-1970-06-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-s.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 FTW66F0597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0597), Mar 20, 1966: Schemp Stauss (N163S), Wylie, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N163S

- [Cancelled 2025-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163S-2025-04-01): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 561-2014, built 2014. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Twist Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIST%20AIR%20INC), [Overland Park, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Overland%20Park)
- [Cancelled 2006-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163S-2006-08-30): Schraff Robert L JR GLASAIR S-II FT, S/N 001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [.Chraff Robert L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/.CHRAFF%20ROBERT%20L%20JR), [Idyllwild, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Idyllwild)
- [Cancelled 1993-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163S-1993-12-08): Beagle B.206 SERIES 1, S/N 034. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [South Florida Acft Sales & Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20FLORIDA%20ACFT%20SALES%20%26%20LEASING), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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