# Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1660201
- Manufacturer (registry): BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU
- Model: TWIN ASTIR
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-twin-astir

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1)

- [SAIB CE-06-49](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-06-49): . Issued Jun 21, 2006

## Registered aircraft (3)

- [N103GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103GT): [Aero Club Albatross](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CLUB%20ALBATROSS), [Blairstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blairstown), built 1978, S/N 3075
- [N105NS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105NS): [Nutmeg Soaring Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUTMEG%20SOARING%20ASSOC), [Freehold, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Freehold), built 1979, S/N 3260
- [N159SS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159SS): [Silver Creek Glider Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVER%20CREEK%20GLIDER%20CLUB), [New Douglas, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/New%20Douglas), built 1978, S/N 3220

## 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 CEN19FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA211), Jul 6, 2019: Grob G103 (N106NS), Brandon, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate clearance from a tree during an attempted off-field landing.

## 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 20190706009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190706009289A), Jul 6, 2019: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau TWIN ASTIR (N106NS), Brandon, MS, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 6, 2019, a two seat glider crashed with on occupant on-board while attempting an off airport landing in a horse pasture approximately 3 miles from the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Grob-Werke Gmbh And TWIN ASTIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-gmbh-and-twin-astir): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 1660311
- [Grob-Werke TWIN ASTIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/grob-werke-twin-astir): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 1660309

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