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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 12, 2026Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II
N140BG is a Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II, a glider with no engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Benz Aviation LLC, an LLC in Grand Haven, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 8, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated December 19, 1984.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Burkhart Grob
- Model
- G 103 TWIN II · all G 103 TWIN IIs and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A glass-fibre glider. This is how the Burkhart Grob G-103 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 33902-K-140
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- Not given
- Transponder code
- A0A2D0 (octal 50121320)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 8, 2025
- Expires
- May 31, 2032
- Last FAA action
- May 8, 2025
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 19, 1984
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00523184
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Benz Aviation LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 17907 Shore Acres Rd
Grand Haven, MI 49417-9328
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N140BG links to the rest of the register
- Burkhart Grob G-103 71 registered
- Burkhart Grob 99 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Benz Aviation LLC 2 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Grand Haven, MI 44 aircraft registered in this town
- Grand Haven Memorial Airpark · 3GM
- Michigan 7,236 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Burkhart Grob G-103 24 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N140BG.json.
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The public federal record on N140BG, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Benz Aviation LLC, an LLC, certificate issued May 8, 2025, expires May 31, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 33902-K-140 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N140BG according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N140BG: Accident on July 12, 2001 at Ionia, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 20, 1994 at Ionia, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 10, 1992 at Ionia, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · operated under 091
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the tall grass during his recovery from the bounced landing. A factor was the tall grass.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob BG 103 · operated under 091
a hard landing as a result of the early disconnect of the glider launch/tow equipment.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G-103 · operated under 091
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND DECISION TO CLOSE THE GLIDER'S CANOPY AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 12, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data