# N103MS: 1990 Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III ACRO, registration cancelled 2011-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III ACRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g103c-twin-iii-acro) (registry code 1660207)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G39EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G39EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34156
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2004
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A010FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Sandhill Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDHILL%20SOARING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)
- Physical address: [Gregory, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gregory)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103MS-2011-01-28

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 G103C TWIN III ACRO: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g103c-twin-iii-acro.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN09LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA353), Jun 14, 2009: Burkhart Grob G103C Twin III Acro (N103MS), Gregory, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the turn to return for landing, which resulted an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the ground winch…
- [NTSB FTW99LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA238), Aug 28, 1999: Burkhart Grob 103C (N103MS), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment of the glider resulting in failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the high density altitude.

## 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 20090614016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614016819A), Jun 14, 2009: Grob G103CTWINIII (N103MS), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Ground launch tow cable broke on lauch/takeoff. Aircraft did not achieve sufficient altitude to continue normal flight. Pilot initiated a 180 degree turn to…
- [Accident 19990828036779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828036779A), Aug 28, 1999: Grob G103CTWINIII (N103MS), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The wing of the glider struck a tree when the solo student pilot was correcting the flight path to align the glider with the runway centerline during the…

## Other aircraft with N103MS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103MS): M-Squared BREESE 2, S/N 01-2016-0798, built 2016

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