Aircraft record

N8485W1980 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2024)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2029
Based in: Mapleton, UT; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2013
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2024
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Registered owner: Utah Soaring Association
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Mapleton, UT
Certificate issued: Apr 4, 2013
Expires: Apr 30, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date: Oct 28, 1980

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: G103 TWIN ASTIR
Year: 1980
Serial number: 3290
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: ABA0AD

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

2013 – nowUtah Soaring AssociationMapleton, UT · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 29, 2024 · Huntsville, UT

The pilot's failure to navigate in hazy conditions, which resulted in a forced landing in a field and a collision with a pole.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: ANC24LA071

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC24LA071)

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 (G103 TWIN ASTIR)

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 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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