# Incident 19840504015869I: Grob G102ASTIR, Needles, CA, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 14:56 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426BG-1988-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109 (registry code 1660204, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504015869I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF IN A MOTORIZED GLILDER. WAS FORCED TO LAND.

## Other reports on N426BG (1)

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

- [Incident 19821108065219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108065219I), Nov 8, 1982: Grob G109 (N426BG), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. The power gliders propeller was bent on the landing roll out when heavy braking was used to stop on the runway.

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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