Glider

N160SS

1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
3143
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fault Line Flyers (Corporation)
Based
Leander, TX
Registration record

N160SS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir
Serial
3143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Fault Line Flyers
Leander, TX
Certificate issued
2011-09-13
Airworthiness date
1978-09-19
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A0F34F
Mode S (octal)
50171517
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N160SS.
  • 1978-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N160SS

N160SS is a 1978 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir, serial number 3143. The FAA register lists Fault Line Flyers as the registrant in Leander, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated September 19, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N160SS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N160SS.

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.