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N479381984 Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 21, 2005.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Chalfont, PA
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1989
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1999
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Philadelphia Glider Council
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Chalfont, PA
Certificate issued
Jun 9, 1989
Canceled
Apr 21, 2005
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date
Apr 11, 1984

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
Model
G 103 TWIN II
Year
1984
Serial number
3841-K-87
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A5E56B

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
  1. 1989 – 2005Philadelphia Glider CouncilChalfont, PA
  2. 1946 – 1949Co-ownersDallas, TX · different airframe: Aeronca 65-Ca S/N Ca-15351

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 · destroyed

May 1, 1999 · Hilltown, PA

The inadequate lookout of both pilots, and the pilot of the other aircraft.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
IAD99FA041

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for IAD99FA041)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Windows · canopy · openedSep 5, 1997

    BOUNCING ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND TURBULENCE ON TOW CAUSED CANOPY LOCK HANDLE TO UNLOCK AND CANOPY OPENED IN-FLIGHT BREAKING THE REAR HINGE AND GLASS. IT DID NOT BREAK LOOSE FROM THE GLIDER. RECOMMEND OVERCENTER TYPE LOCK SPRING TO HOLD LATCH CLOSED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 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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