Glider

N321SS

1984 Valentin Taifun 17E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
1030
Class
Glider
Engines
Limbach LIMBACH L2000
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Massapequa Park, NY
Registration record

N321SS on the FAA register

Type
1984 Valentin Taifun 17E
Serial
1030
Engines
Limbach LIMBACH L2000
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Massapequa Park, NY
Certificate issued
2009-06-04
Airworthiness date
1988-09-28
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A373A8
Mode S (octal)
50671650
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N321SS.
  • 1988-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N321SS

N321SS is a 1984 Valentin Taifun 17E, serial number 1030. It is registered to an individual in Massapequa Park, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Limbach LIMBACH L2000 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 28, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N321SS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-02-19 Accident · Waterford Twp,Mi, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0443
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31T — a different aircraft that carried the N321SS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FEET FRM APCH END OF RWY.

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.