# Accident 19860716033879A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Sun City, AZ, July 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1986, 14:53 local time
- Place: Sun City, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5448E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 10 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860716033879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA293), Jul 16, 1986: Burkhart Grob A103 Twin II (N5448E), Sun City, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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