# Accident 19870730040499A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Maricopa, AZ, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103BG-1989-09-13) (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)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 76 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730040499A

## Narrative

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

TURNED GLIDER INTO DOWNDRAFTS ON LEE OF THE RIDGELINE BY  MISTAKE. UNABLE TO CLEAR DOWNDRAFT AND STRUCK TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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