Glider

N171SS

1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
4079
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mohawk, NY
Registration record

N171SS on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B
Serial
4079
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mohawk, NY
Certificate issued
2015-02-19
Airworthiness date
2015-03-06
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A11E85
Mode S (octal)
50217205
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2015-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N171SS.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N171SS

N171SS is a 1979 Homebuilt Speed Astir II B, serial number 4079. It is registered to an individual in Mohawk, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated March 6, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171SS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171SS.

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.