# Accident 19860305005349A: Grob G102ASTIR, Tehachapi, CA, March 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Fantasy Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1201° N, 118.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1201&lon=-118.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102JC-1989-09-19) (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)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860305005349A

## Narrative

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

STRAYED TOO FAR FROM OPEN FIELDS LOOKING FOR LIFT ALONG RIDGELINE. STRUCK TREES WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX86LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA134), Mar 5, 1986: Burkhart Grob 102 (N102JC), Tehachapi, CA, 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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