Aviation Crash Map

Burkhart Grob G-103A N930BG

5 July 1987 · Mt. Airy, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 1987 at about 18:56 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-103A registered N930BG, operated by Wilson Brown,, was involved in an accident near Mt. Airy, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:56
Classification
Accident
Location
Mt. Airy, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Mt. Airy-Surray County (MWK)
Coordinates
36.4992, -80.6097
Aircraft
Burkhart Grob G-103A
Registration
N930BG
Category
Glider
Operator
Wilson Brown,
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA199

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY WITH THE STUDENT. THEY HAD RELEASED FROM AN AIR TOW AT 1,500 FEET AGL. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING GLIDE SLOPE CONTROL FOR BEST FINAL GLIDE. WHEN THE SAILPLANE WAS ABOUT 1,000 FEET AGL AND ONE MILE NW OF THE AIRPORT HE TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND NOTED A SINK RATE OF ABOUT 8 KNOTS. HE INCREASED SPEED AND THE SINK RATE WENT TO 10 KNOTS. THESE SINK RATES TRANSLATE TO ABOUT 810 AND 1013 FEET PER MINUTE, RESPECTIVELY. THIS WOULD HAVE PERMITTED THE SAILPLANE TO COVER A MAXIMUM DISTANCE OF 1 1/2 MILES. TWO SETS OF POWERLINESAND A CHAIN LINK FENCE WERE BETWEEN THE SAILPLANE AND THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Burkhart Grob G-103A accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Jul 1987 Burkhart Grob G-103A
N103BG
Maricopa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
5 Jun 1988 Burkhart Grob G-103A
N49443
Franconia, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
12 Jun 1988 Burkhart Grob G-103A
N103BK
Fremont, California, United States Willat, Brett No injuries -
26 Jun 1986 Burkhart Grob G-103A
N302BG
Little River, South Carolina, United States Carolina Sailplanes, Inc. No injuries -
17 Jul 2004 Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO
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Caddo Mills, Texas, United States Southwest Soaring, Inc. No injuries -
27 Dec 2006 Burkhart Grob G-103A
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Minden, Nevada, United States Soar Minden Minor injuries -

All 15 records for this type

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