# Accident 19830605026049A: Grob G109, Finleyville, PA, June 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Finleyville, PA
- Airport: Finleyville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1196° N, 80.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1196&lon=-80.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (registry code 1660204, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605026049A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL HIT PATCH OF TALL GRASS ON TAKEOFF. CAUSED PROP STRIKE. SHUT OFF ENGINE DUE TO VIBRATION. HIT TREES RETURNING

## 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 NYC83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA135), Jun 5, 1983: Burkhart Grob 109 (N903BG), Finleyville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N903BG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990821027189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821027189I), Aug 21, 1999: Grob G109 (N903BG), Gordon, NE, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on a ferry flight from clarksville, Ohio to eureka, California, stopped in rushville, Nebraska and picked up a relative and flew to Gordon,…

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.

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