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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Little River, SC · June 26, 1986

Date
June 26, 1986 · 16:25 local
Place
Little River, SC
Airport
Cypress Bay
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N302BG
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA184
Reported as
Grob G103TWNASTIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hatch flew open during takeoff tow. Lost sight of tow plane trying to close canopy. Released and stalled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

HATCH FLEW OPEN DURING TAKEOFF TOW. LOST SIGHT OF TOW PLANE TRYING TO CLOSE CANOPY.RELEASED AND STALLED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.