Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB
N851BG is a Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Las Vegas, Nevada. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 29, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated November 5, 1985.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau
- Model
- G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · all G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIBs and related versions
- Serial number
- 5639 CB
- Type
- Glider
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- Not given
- Transponder code
- ABAB2F (octal 52725457)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 29, 2016
- Expires
- February 28, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider · November 5, 1985
- FAA region
- Western-Pacific
- FAA record id
- 00680706
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Shipman Benny A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 3024 Van Buskirk Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89121-5107
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N851BG, 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 Shipman Benny A, an individual, certificate issued January 29, 2016, expires February 28, 2029. 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 5639 CB for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N851BG 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]
2 NTSB records under N851BG: Accident on April 29, 2007 at Minden, NV: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 14, 1996 at Minden, NV: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · operated under 091
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude that resulted in an undershoot of the runway.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Burkhart Grob G102 · operated under 091
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude from the airport, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data