# N164RB: 1985 Valentin TAIFUN 17E, registration cancelled 2013-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17E](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (registry code 9370100)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G50EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G50EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1044
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYT%20RAYMOND%20E)
- Location: [Carswell Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carswell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7766° N, 97.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76127, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=164RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164RB-2013-06-14

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 Valentin TAIFUN 17E: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e.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 FTW85FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA331), Aug 24, 1985: Valentin Taifun 17E (N164RB), Abilene, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19850824040079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824040079A), Aug 24, 1985: N164RB, Abilene, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attempted to climb while circling a field in a motorized glider. Aircraft spun into ground from a low altitude.

## Other aircraft with N164RB

- [Cancelled 2024-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164RB-2024-08-10): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL4A002002S. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greenville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenville)

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