# N176SS: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II, registration cancelled 2013-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii) (registry code 1660302)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 4014
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2007
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A13118
- Owner when cancelled: [Ps Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Bellefonte, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bellefonte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9312° N, 77.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16823, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176SS-2013-06-12

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 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 NYC07LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA155), Jul 1, 2007: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau Speed Astir II (N176SS), Centre Hall, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the glider for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20070701017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701017109A), Jul 1, 2007: Grob SPEEDASTIRII (N176SS), Centre Hall, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During take off during aero tow from runway 6, eyewitnesses reported glider became airborne in normal manner during tow and pitched up abruptly. Aircraft…

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