N173SS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 18, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".
N173SS is reserved by Pilatus Aircraft USA LTD since April 11, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 11, 2027.
Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR cancelled April 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 3286
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 11, 2002
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Oklahoma City, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
NTSB accident and incident record under N173SS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR · serial 3286
The glider pilot's failure to follow proper preflight procedures, and his failure to control the aircraft when the latch opened during flight. A factor was his failure to properly latch the canopy, and to utilize all available runway during the forced landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G103 · serial 3286
1) THE TOW PILOT'S INTENTIONAL PREMATURE RELEASE OF THE GLIDER, WHICH HAD BECOME AIRBORNE, WHEN THE TOW PLANE FAILED TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING ITS TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, AND, 2) THE GLIDER HAVING INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF RELEASE TO NEGOTIATE A SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO RUNWAY MANEUVER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT NATURE OF THE DIRT RUNWAY.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site