# Accident 19860201024559A: Grob G102ASTIR, Fremont, CA, February 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5002° N, 121.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5002&lon=-121.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102BK-2024-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201024559A

## Narrative

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

DISCONNECTED TOW ROPE ON TAKEOFF, TURNED TO RIGHT. SKIDDED INTO A DITCH.THOUGHT SOMETHING WRONG WITH TOW 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 LAX86LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA105), Feb 1, 1986: Burkhart Grob 103 (N102BK), Fremont, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N102BK (1)

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

- [Accident 20170805012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170805012789A), Aug 5, 2017: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (N102BK), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. At just after 4 pm on Saturday August 5, 2017 a grob glider N102BK departed kmnn (Marion Municipal Airport Ohio) under tow from runway 31. After lift off the…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.