# N164SS: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II, registration cancelled 1993-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii) (registry code 1660302)
- Serial number: 4020
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: November 12, 1992
- Last registry action: November 13, 1992
- Mode S code: A1022B
- Owners when cancelled: [Grondal Louis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRONDAL%20LOUIS), [Demarco Linda C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMARCO%20LINDA%20C)
- Location: [Newtown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Newtown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3951° N, 73.3177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06470, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=164SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SS-1993-11-16

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 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii.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 BFO93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA108), Jul 4, 1993: Burkhart Grob Speed Astir II (N164SS), Chester, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 19930704021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021939A), Jul 4, 1993: N164SS, Springfield, VT, Destroyed. Unable to return to airport due heavy sink rate. Struck trees trying for a small field.

## Other aircraft with N164SS

- [Cancelled 2017-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SS-2017-02-24): Agustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII, S/N 14922. Exported to China. Owner: [Agustawestland Philadelphia Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGUSTAWESTLAND%20PHILADELPHIA%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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