N161SS
Homebuilt Speed Astir II
N161SS on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2032-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2025-08-27Certificate of registration issued as N161SS.
- 1983-04-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
- 1982-04-15Accident at Tulare, CA; damage: substantial.
About N161SS
N161SS is a Homebuilt Speed Astir II, serial number 4009. It is registered to an individual in Anderson, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 21, 1983.
N161SS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
