Glider

N493SL

1992 Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III SL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
35027
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Foundation (Wssf) (Corporation)
Based
Alamogordo, NM
Registration record

N493SL on the FAA register

Type
1992 Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III SL
Serial
35027
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Foundation (Wssf)
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
2017-05-17
Airworthiness date
1993-05-20
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A61CD8
Mode S (octal)
51416330
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N493SL.
  • 1993-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N493SL

N493SL is a 1992 Burkhart Grob G103C TWIN III SL, serial number 35027. The FAA register lists White Sands Soaring Foundation (Wssf) as the registrant in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 17, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated May 20, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N493SL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N493SL.

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

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