NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N173SS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
NTSB DEN99LA028Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanon City, COThe glider pilot's failure to follow proper preflight procedures, and his failure to control the aircraft when the latch opened during flight. A factor was his failure to properly latch the canopy, and to utilize all available runway during the forced landing.NTSB LAX92LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlancha, CA1) The tow pilot's intentional premature release of the glider, which had become airborne, when the tow plane failed to achieve sufficient airspeed during its takeoff ground roll, and, 2) the glider having insufficient altitude at the time of release to…
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N173SS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Accident 19981227033859ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Canon City, COGrob G-103 glider experienced canopy problems on take-off. (.19)on December 27, 1998, at 1115 mountain standard time, a burkhart Grob flugzeugbau G103 twin astir glider, N173SS, was substantially damaged after impacting the ground during approach to landing…Accident 19920702026839ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Olancha, CATow plane unable to accelerate. Released glider. Glider unable abort hit bush. In tight turn trying to remake runway