# Accident 19830312007499A: Grob G102ASTIR, Buena Vista, PA, March 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1983, 13:12 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2775° N, 79.8003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena Vista, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2775&lon=-79.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 232 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312007499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA076), Mar 12, 1983: Burkhart Grob G10Z Astir CS (N142SS), Buena Vista, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.