# Accident 19880605017969A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Franconia, NH, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Franconia, NH
- Airport: Franconia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1960° N, 71.7507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANCONIA (1B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1960&lon=-71.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49443-2011-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II (registry code 1660203, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103-twin-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,855 total, 45 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017969A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE ON GLIDER TOW. STUDENT ABORTED TOW AS CFI TOOK OVER. WING HIT GROUND AND GLIDER CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA161), Jun 5, 1988: Burkhart Grob G-103A (N49443), Franconia, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49443 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070510009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510009539A), May 10, 2007: Grob G103ATWIN2 (N49443), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On approach to runway 30 at Minden-Tahoe Airport, the glider, N49443, landed short of the runway. The glider ground looped, resulting in substantial…

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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