Glider

N853BG

Homebuilt G102 Club Astir IIIB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5640 CB
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Valencia, CA
Registration record

N853BG on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt G102 Club Astir IIIB
Serial
5640 CB
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc
Valencia, CA
Certificate issued
2024-04-11
Airworthiness date
1985-11-05
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
ABB29D
Mode S (octal)
52731235
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N853BG.
  • 1985-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N853BG

N853BG is a Homebuilt G102 Club Astir IIIB, serial number 5640 CB. The FAA register lists Southern California Soaring Academy Inc as the registrant in Valencia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated November 5, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N853BG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N853BG.

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.