N159SS
1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN Astir
N159SS on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2013-01-25Certificate of registration issued as N159SS.
- 1979-03-08Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
- 1978Manufactured (1978).
About N159SS
N159SS is a 1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN Astir, serial number 3220. The FAA register lists Silver Creek Glider Club as the registrant in New Douglas, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated March 8, 1979.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159SS.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159SS.
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
