Glider

N422BG

1982 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1982
Serial
3711
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Windy City Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Hinckley, IL
Registration record

N422BG on the FAA register

Type
1982 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir
Serial
3711
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Windy City Soaring Association
Hinckley, IL
Certificate issued
2004-06-25
Airworthiness date
1982-10-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A5032D
Mode S (octal)
51201455
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N422BG.
  • 1993-08-22
    Accident at Hinckley, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N422BG

N422BG is a 1982 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN Astir, serial number 3711. The FAA register lists Windy City Soaring Association as the registrant in Hinckley, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated October 15, 1982.

N422BG has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-08-22 Accident · Hinckley, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI93LA334
Reported aircraft: Burkhart Grob G103
Probable cause: the failure of the cockpit canopy.

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.