# Accident 19870705032369A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Mt Airy, NC, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 14:56 local time
- Place: Mt Airy, NC
- Airport: Mt Airy Surry County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4992° N, 80.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4992&lon=-80.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N930BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO (registry code 1660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103a-twin-ii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,347 total, 118 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032369A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A FENCE WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID POWER LINES DURING THE FINAL LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 ATL87LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA199), Jul 5, 1987: Burkhart Grob G-103A (N930BG), Mt. Airy, NC, substantial damage

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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