# N102BK: 1985 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB, registration cancelled 2024-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (registry code 1660106)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G33EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G33EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5622CB
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1985
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1996
- Last registry action: June 3, 2023
- Mode S code: A00C45
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Ohio Soaring Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20OHIO%20SOARING%20ASSOC%20INC)
- Location: [Marion, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marion)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5992° N, 83.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43302, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=102BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BK-2024-01-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib.md

## 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 CEN17LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA305), Aug 5, 2017: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib (N102BK), Marion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist, which resulted in an improper takeoff configuration and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain during a departure climb.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20170805012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170805012789A), Aug 5, 2017: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (N102BK), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. At just after 4 pm on Saturday August 5, 2017 a grob glider N102BK departed kmnn (Marion Municipal Airport Ohio) under tow from runway 31. After lift off the…
- [Accident 19860201024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201024559A), Feb 1, 1986: Grob G102ASTIR (N102BK), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Disconnected tow rope on takeoff, turned to right. Skidded into a ditch. Thought something wrong with tow aircraft.

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