# Accident 19860608023199A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Benton, TN, June 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Airport: Chilhowee_glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1704° N, 84.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1704&lon=-84.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2135R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2135R-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,149 total, 4 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608023199A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE AFTER TURNING FINAL. STRUCK A TELEPHONE WIRE,THEN THE GROUND. HEAVY RAINS IN VICINITY.

## 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 ATL86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA164), Jun 8, 1986: Burkhart Grob G103 (N2135R), Benton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2135R (1)

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

- [Accident 19920725027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725027299A), Jul 25, 1992: Grob G103ATWINII (N2135R), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Passenger inadvertently pulled tow release while being towed at 150 ft AGL. Unable return. Landed off airport.

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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