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N164RB

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1985 Valentin TAIFUN 17E · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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Cancelled: June 14, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 1044
Year built: 1985
Type: Glider
Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
Airworthiness date: May 1, 1985
Certificate issued: April 5, 1985
Last registry action: March 23, 1991
Mode S code: A10203
Owner when cancelled: Boyt Raymond E
Location: Carswell Afb, TX
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelValentin TAIFUN 17ETCDS G50EU · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N164RB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB FTW85FA331Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAbilene, TXThe glider was thermaling in a slow right climbing turn about 600 feet above ground level. Witnesses stated it started a right spiraling descent and the nose suddenly dropped until it was in a near vertical attitude. The spiral then developed into a tight…Aug 24, 1985 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N164RB and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19850824040079AUnauth Low Level Opns · Abilene, TXAttempted to climb while circling a field in a motorized glider. Aircraft spun into ground from a low altitude.Aug 24, 1985 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N164RB · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N164RB now.

2024DJI AGRAS T40 · S/N 64TBL4A002002SCancelled Aug 10, 2024 · Sale reported, canceled · Greenville, MS