# N109FH: Burkhart Grob G-109B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob G-109B](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-109b) (registry code 1660205, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G43EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G43EU) (GROB Aircraft AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6367
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1985
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A026A8
- Registered owner: [Albatross Aviation Hawaii LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBATROSS%20AVIATION%20HAWAII%20LLC)
- Location: [Waialua, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Waialua)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 21.5636° N, 158.1851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96791, 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=109FH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109FH

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 G-109B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB ACE-98-43](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-43): . Issued Jul 30, 1998

## 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 GAA17CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA179), Mar 8, 2017: Burkhart Grob G 109B (N109FH), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the upper rudder hinge during flight due to severe corrosion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and the lack of an annual inspection.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170308002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170308002989A), Mar 8, 2017: Burkhart Grob G-109B (N109FH), Mokuleia, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot departed hdh to conduct ridge soaring near the airfield. After climbing to altitude the pilot shut the engine off and flew several passes along the…
- [Incident 19940602029309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602029309I), Jun 2, 1994: Grob G109B (N109FH), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Lost power and lift. Landed powered glider in a field. Prop feathered. Nose over. Out of fuel. Fuel gauge error.
- [Incident 19860107003329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860107003329I), Jan 7, 1986: Grob G109 (N109FH), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Landed short of runway and struck a snowbank.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Burkhart Grob G-109B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-109b/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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