Glider

N165SS

1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
4074
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fredericksburg, TX
Registration record

N165SS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B
Serial
4074
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fredericksburg, TX
Certificate issued
2006-11-03
Airworthiness date
2007-01-05
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A105E2
Mode S (octal)
50202742
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2006-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N165SS.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N165SS

N165SS is a 1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B, serial number 4074. It is registered to an individual in Fredericksburg, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 5, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N165SS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N165SS.

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.