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N5448GBurkhart 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 Jan 24, 2014.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jul 2012)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Hilltown, PA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2012
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Philadelphia Glider Council INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Hilltown, PA
Certificate issued
May 27, 2005
Canceled
Jan 24, 2014

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
Serial number
3868-K-109
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A6EA3F

Engine

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. 2005 – 2014Philadelphia Glider Council INCHilltown, PA

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 (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 13, 2012 · Hilltown, PA

The improper decision of the flight instructor receiving instruction to attempt a course reversal rather than land straight ahead following a simulated low-level rope break, and the inadequate remedial action of the flight instructor-in-command for allowing him to do so.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
ERA12LA455

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA12LA455)

Accident · substantial damage

May 24, 1998 · Cordele, GA

The pilot's improper descent rate that led to a hard landing and porpoise, and his improper recovery from the ensuing bounced landing, resulting in the eventual separation of the empennage. A factor was the updraft.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ATL98LA079

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL98LA079)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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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