# Accident 19831119058151A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Colorado Spring, CO, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 10:28 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058151A

## Narrative

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

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3594P, Piper PA18180: [Accident 19831119058152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058152A)

## 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 DEN84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA029), Nov 19, 1983: Burkhart Grob G103 (N4246L), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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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