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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G102ASTIR · Buena Vista, PA · March 12, 1983

Date
March 12, 1983 · 13:12 local
Place
Buena Vista, PA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N142SS
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA076
Reported as
Grob G102ASTIR
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
232 total232 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered a mountain wave en route. Elected to make off airport landing. Hit a tree while landing in gusty wind.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A MOUNTAIN WAVE EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO MAKE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. HIT A TREE WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY WIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.