# N103T: 1978 Burkhart Grob Luft UND Raumfah G103 TWIN ASTIR TRAI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Luft UND Raumfah G103 TWIN ASTIR TRAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-luft-und-raumfah-g103-twin-astir-trai) (registry code 1660501, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 3144
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 2020
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A01182
- Registered owner: [Huntsville Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTSVILLE%20SOARING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Brownsboro, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Brownsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7294° N, 86.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35741, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103T

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Burkhart Grob Luft UND Raumfah G103 TWIN ASTIR TRAI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA085), Nov 26, 2025: Burkhart Grob Luft UND Raumfah G103 Twin Astir Trai (N103T), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to properly lock the rear canopy prior to flight, which led to the canopy opening during aerotow at low altitude, and a subsequent off-airport landing in a corn field.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N103T.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N103T

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N103T before.

- [Cancelled 2009-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103T-2009-06-26): Tegland B-8M, S/N 368, built 1971. Registration revoked. Owner: [Wilkins James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINS%20JAMES%20W), [Everson, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everson)
- [Cancelled 1956-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103T-1956-05-21): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-2217. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Potenza Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTENZA%20FRANK%20A), [Passaic, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Passaic)

## Related

- Other Burkhart Grob Luft UND Raumfah G103 TWIN ASTIR TRAI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-luft-und-raumfah-g103-twin-astir-trai/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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