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Models · Berkshire Mfg. Corp. · Gliders · data as of October 23, 2026

Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70

7 on the U.S. register. Built from 1973 to 1974; half of them date from 1973 or earlier. California has the most (2). 14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the CONCEPT 70 from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (7)
Seats
1
Cruise speed
about 45 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
Registered
earliest certificate September 17, 1991; newest April 24, 2026

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual686%
LLC114%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
CONCEPT 7071973 to 1974100.0%

When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file

0124551970
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19705

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20131
20202
20221
20251
20261

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid7100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental7100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC1

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

7 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70s?

California, with 2.

Who owns the Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70?

14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70s on the register built?

Between 1973 and 1974; half of them in 1973 or earlier.

What is the Berkshire Mfg. Corp. CONCEPT 70 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the CONCEPT 70 links to the rest of the register

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Where they are
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/berkshire-mfg-corp/concept-70.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N81A Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914RJ Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Grand Lake Air Ventures LLC
Celina, Ohio
Experimental 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37CW Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9990 Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2020-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8BM Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22PM Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2013-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N382W Berkshire Mfg. Corp.
CONCEPT 70
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 1991-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes