# Accident 19880109001099A: Grob G109B, Tehachapi, CA, January 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1206° N, 118.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1206&lon=-118.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109MD-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-109B (registry code 1660205, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-109b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 22,153 total, 460 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880109001099A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT SOARING NEAR A RIDGE. PILOT DID NOT RESTART MOTOGLIDER AND CRASHED INTO TREES. DRUGS REPORTED IN BLOOD.

## 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 LAX88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA083), Jan 9, 1988: Burkhart Grob G109B (N109MD), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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