19831119058151A

Accident

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Colorado Spring, CO · November 19, 1983

Date: November 19, 1983 · 10:28 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Black Forest
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Aircraft: N4246L
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84LA029
Reported as: Grob G103TWNASTIR
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,100 total30 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tow plane, N3594P, settled into deep snow and overturned after liftoff. Glider released but hit tow plane landing.

As the FAA filed it

TOW PLANE, N3594P, SETTLED INTO DEEP SNOW AND OVERTURNED AFTER LIFTOFF.GLIDER RELEASED BUT HIT TOW PLANE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN84LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColorado Spgs, COThe Piper PA-18, N3594P, was being used to tow a Burkhart Grob flugzeugbau G103 twin astir, N4246L. At 0950 MST, the wind was reported from 310 deg at 9 KTS. Since the terrain sloped downhill to the south, rwy 17R (covered with hard packed snow) was being…Nov 19, 1983 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N3594PPiper PA18180Accident 19831119058152A · Substantial damage