# N47938: 1984 Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II, registration cancelled 2005-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (registry code 1660203)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G39EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G39EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3841-K-87
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1989
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A5E56B
- Owner when cancelled: [Philadelphia Glider Council](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILADELPHIA%20GLIDER%20COUNCIL)
- Location: [Chalfont, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Chalfont)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2895° N, 75.2107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18914, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47938
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47938
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47938-2005-04-21

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 G 103 TWIN II: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX4192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4192), Sep 5, 1997: CANOPY. OPENED. BOUNCING ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND TURBULENCE ON TOW CAUSED CANOPY LOCK HANDLE TO UNLOCK AND CANOPY OPENED IN-FLIGHT BREAKING THE REAR HINGE AND GLASS. IT DID NOT BRE

## 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 IAD99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA041), May 1, 1999: Burkhart Grob G-103 Twin II (N47938), Hilltown, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate lookout of both pilots, and the pilot of the other aircraft.

## 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 19990501004232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501004232A), May 1, 1999: Grob G103ATWINII (N47938), Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Grob G-103 glider collided in mid-air with N5171G, a Cessna C305 afct, under unknown circumstances, N47938 was destroyed and the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries,…

## Other aircraft with N47938

- [Cancelled 1949-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47938-1949-11-16): Aeronca 65-CA, S/N CA-15351. Owner: [Wise J B Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISE%20J%20B%20ET%20AL), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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