Aircraft record

N137SS1976 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2025)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Feb 29, 2028
Based in: Needville, TX; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2005
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2025
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Greater Houston Soaring Association
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Needville, TX
Certificate issued: Aug 17, 2005
Expires: Feb 29, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date: May 8, 1979

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau
Model: G102 ASTIR CS
Year: 1976
Serial number: 1348
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A096D3

Engine

Make and model: None None
Type: None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2005 – nowGreater Houston Soaring AssociationNeedville, TX · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 11, 2025 · Wallis, TX

The pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing roll that resulted in an impact with terrain.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CEN26LA018

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN26LA018)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2022-03-08	Elevator Control System	Mar 17, 2022	Airframe (G102 ASTIR CS)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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