# Accident 19860905050929A: Grob G102ASTIR, California City, CA, September 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1986, 13:15 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1492° N, 117.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1492&lon=-117.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630BG-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (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: 768 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905050929A

## Narrative

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

THE CANOPY OF THE GLIDER CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX86LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA360), Sep 5, 1986: Burkhart Grob G102 III B (N630BG), California City, CA, 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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