Glider

N30505

1976 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau Astir CS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1279
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Buffalo, NY
Registration record

N30505 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau Astir CS
Serial
1279
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Buffalo, NY
Certificate issued
2002-05-17
Airworthiness date
2002-06-18
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3345B
Mode S (octal)
50632133
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N30505 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-05-20
    N30505 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-7840199); cancelled.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1971-03-29
    N30505 previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17701293); cancelled.
Overview

About N30505

N30505 is a 1976 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau Astir CS, serial number 1279. It is registered to an individual in Buffalo, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2002 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 18, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30505. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-10-23 Accident · Juneau, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC98FA006
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N30505 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Related factors were the low ceilings, mountainous terrain, and self induced pressure by the pilot to complete the flight and return for the evening.
1993-06-18 Accident · Juneau, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC93LA096
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N30505 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE PASS, THE PILOT BECOMING DISORIENTED, HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA, THE COMPANY'S INADEQUATE PROCEDURES CONCERNING MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS, AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS SET BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
1970-05-09 Accident · Lexington,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0411
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177A — a different aircraft that carried the N30505 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.