# N3872H: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, registration cancelled 2022-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2022
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (registry code 1660202)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G39EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G39EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3776
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2021
- Last registry action: May 1, 2021
- Mode S code: A477F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Rolim Freight Forward Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLIM%20FREIGHT%20FORWARD%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7356° N, 80.4651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33185, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3872H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872H-2022-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 G103 TWIN ASTIR: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir.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 LAX92LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA352), Aug 17, 1992: Burkhart Grob G103 Flugzeugbau (N3872H), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH. LACK OF SUPERVISION IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19920817031569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817031569A), Aug 17, 1992: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N3872H), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. First glider solo. After tow made poorly planned approach. Undershot runway collided with threshold embankment.

## Other aircraft with N3872H

- [Cancelled 1980-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872H-1980-04-09): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0968. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Mooney Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872H-1965-05-20): Forney 415-CD, S/N 4573. Owner: [Capital Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Springield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springield)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.