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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 13, 2026Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
N3950B is a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB, a glider with no engine, built in 1983. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Sky Sailing INC, a corporation in Warner Springs, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 22, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated June 1, 1983.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau
- Model
- G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · all G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIBs 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 Flugzeugbau G102 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
- 5607CB
- 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
- 1
- Year built
- 1983
- Transponder code
- A497B6 (octal 51113666)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- July 22, 2004
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 2023
- 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 · June 1, 1983
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00820694
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Sky Sailing INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 31930 Highway 79
Warner Springs, CA 92086-9625
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N3950B links to the rest of the register
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 59 registered
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau 136 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Sky Sailing INC 30 aircraft in the fleet
- Warner Springs, CA 38 aircraft registered in this town
- California 28,286 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 17 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 15 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N3950B, 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 Sky Sailing INC, a corporation, certificate issued July 22, 2004, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider, dated June 1, 1983, consistent with the 1983 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 5607CB for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N3950B was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P (serial 713, cancelled November 17, 1955). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [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]
1 NTSB record under N3950B: Accident on September 9, 1996 at Warner Springs, CA: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G102 · operated under 091
improper planning/decision by the pilot concerning a low altitude release to return to the airport after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the yaw indicator string movement was free, when he closed the canopy; and the heavy sink (downdraft) that was encountered during the approach to land.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 13, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data