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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 3, 2026Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR
N4101M is a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, a glider with no engine, built in 1983. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Sandhill Soaring Club INC, a corporation in Brighton, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 5, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated June 21, 1983.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau
- Model
- G103 TWIN ASTIR · all G103 TWIN ASTIRs 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 G103 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
- 3796
- 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
- 1983
- Transponder code
- A4D6A7 (octal 51153247)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 5, 2019
- Expires
- November 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 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 21, 1983
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00381364
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC (flying club: its whole fleet and safety record)
- 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
- PO Box 1891
Brighton, MI 48116-5691
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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 2
Connections how N4101M links to the rest of the register
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 35 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
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 8 aircraft in the fleet
- Brighton, MI 98 aircraft registered in this town
- Brighton Airport · 45G
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 14 airworthiness directives
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The public federal record on N4101M, 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 Sandhill Soaring Club INC, a corporation, certificate issued November 5, 2019, expires November 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider, dated June 21, 1983, consistent with the 1983 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 3796 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N4101M was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Lockheed 382C (serial 4845, cancelled March 22, 1983); Piper PA-12 (serial 12-2996, cancelled March 22, 1956). 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]
2 NTSB records under N4101M: Accident on June 3, 2026 at Gregory, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 26, 1993 at Ionia, MI: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR · operated under 091
The flight instructor’s improper planning during the simulated aborted launch which resulted in a touchdown on unsuitable terrain.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G103 · operated under 091
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 3, 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 3, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data