# Accident 19851012077249A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Franconia, NH, October 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Franconia, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2270° N, 71.7479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2270&lon=-71.7479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model, 663 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012077249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RIDGE RUNNING, GLIDER PILOT EXPERIENCED UNFORSEEN DOWNDRAFTS. GLIDER STRUCK THE TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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