# Accident 19830829069299A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Julian, PA, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 11:50 local time
- Place: Julian, PA
- Airport: Ridge Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9104° N, 77.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9104&lon=-77.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,094 total, 500 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829069299A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER HIT CROPS ON FINAL CAUSING GROUND LOOP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA229), Aug 29, 1983: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 (N906BG), Julian, 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.

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