# N916G: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 3753
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1983
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2016
- Last registry action: July 11, 2016
- Mode S code: ACAD8B
- Owner when cancelled: [US Southwest Soaring Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20SOUTHWEST%20SOARING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Moriarty, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Moriarty)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9520° N, 105.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87035, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=916G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916G-2019-10-05

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 G103 TWIN ASTIR: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir.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 DEN05LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA108), Jul 9, 2005: Grob G103 (N916G), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the glider pilot's intentional tow release at too low an altitude when he erroneously perceived the tow plane was about to crash. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a…
- [NTSB ATL85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA154), May 7, 1985: Burkhart Grob G103 (N916G), Williamson, GA, substantial damage

## 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 20050709014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709014079A), Jul 9, 2005: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N916G), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 9, 2005, at 1245 MDT, a Grob G-103 glider, N916G, registered to the albuquerque soaring club, ground looped while attempting an emergency landing…
- [Incident 19990801123452I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801123452I), Aug 1, 1999: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N916G), Osceola, WI, Minor damage, 2 fatal. At approx. 1600 MDT on 08/01/99 I received a call from FAA inspector jd huss of the abq FSDO who advised me of an incident that occurred at oeo airport at…
- [Accident 19850507015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507015669A), May 7, 1985: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N916G), Willaimson, GA, Substantial damage. Touched down heading toward a fence. Lifted off. Touched down hard on runway edge markers.

## Other aircraft with N916G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916G): Gary Arnst ELA 10 ECLIPSE EVO, S/N 03257491026

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