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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Sun City, AZ · July 16, 1986

Date
July 16, 1986 · 14:53 local
Place
Sun City, AZ
Airport
Pleasant Valley
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5448E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA293
Reported as
Grob G103TWNASTIR
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
46 total10 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The glider veered off the runway on landing and hit a cactus. The cactus fell and crushed the pilot. Wind factor.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND HIT A CACTUS. THE CACTUS FELL AND CRUSHED THE PILOT. WIND FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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