# Accident 19871018062659A: Grob G102ASTIR, Whitwell, TN, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Whitwell, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1991° N, 85.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1991&lon=-85.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792G-1994-01-10) (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)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018062659A

## Narrative

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

GLIDERS WING COLLIDED WITH UNEVEN TERRAIN AND GROUND LOOPED ON ROLLOUT, DOWNDRAFT PREVENTED RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA018), Oct 18, 1987: Burkhart Grob G-102 (N792G), Whitwell, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N792G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930401007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401007779A), Apr 1, 1993: Grob G102ASTIR (N792G), Kingston, GA, Substantial damage. During tow. Tow craft lost power cut glider loose. Glider stalled on turn back to runway.

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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