Glider

N168SS

1980 Homebuilt Standard Astir II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
5040S
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Soaring Systems Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
Registration record

N168SS on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Standard Astir II
Serial
5040S
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Soaring Systems Inc
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
1981-03-12
Airworthiness date
1987-07-30
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A11107
Mode S (octal)
50210407
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1981-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N168SS.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N168SS

N168SS is a 1980 Homebuilt Standard Astir II, serial number 5040S. The FAA register lists Soaring Systems Inc as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 1981 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 30, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N168SS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N168SS.

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.