Glider

N4601M

Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
3831
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Valencia, CA
Registration record

N4601M on the FAA register

Type
Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II
Serial
3831
Engines
—
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc
Valencia, CA
Certificate issued
2020-12-15
Airworthiness date
1984-01-19
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A59C22
Mode S (octal)
51316042
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N4601M to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-03
    Accident at Llano, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-01-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1980-08-13
    N4601M previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284470); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-22
    N4601M previously assigned to a Piper PA-11 (s/n 11-105); cancelled.
Overview

About N4601M

N4601M is a Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II, serial number 3831. The FAA register lists Southern California Soaring Academy Inc as the registrant in Valencia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated January 19, 1984.

N4601M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-12-03 Accident · Llano, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX06CA081
Reported aircraft: Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II
Probable cause: The flight's encounter with downdrafts. A contributing factor was the unsuitable vegetation-covered mountainous terrain.

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.