# Accident 19860726035029A: Grob G102ASTIR, Black Forest, CO, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Black Forest, CO
- Airport: Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0503° N, 104.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0503&lon=-104.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144SS-2006-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 54 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726035029A

## Narrative

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

THE FOREIGN GLIDER PILOT MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING DUE TO BUILDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HIGH DENSITY 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 DEN86FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA210), Jul 26, 1986: Burkhart Grob G-102 Astir CS (N144SS), Black Forest, CO, destroyed

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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