Glider

N162SS

1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
4017
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Reeves Air Glide LLC (LLC)
Based
Moriarty, NM
Registration record

N162SS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II
Serial
4017
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Reeves Air Glide LLC
Moriarty, NM
Certificate issued
2026-10-30
Airworthiness date
1980-08-08
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0FABD
Mode S (octal)
50175275
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N162SS.
  • 1980-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N162SS

N162SS is a 1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II, serial number 4017. The FAA register lists Reeves Air Glide LLC as the registrant in Moriarty, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 8, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N162SS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N162SS.

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.