# Accident 19890715028739A: Grob G102ASTIR, Maricopa, AZ, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N925G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N925G-2011-08-17) (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)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715028739A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON TOW. ROPE BROKE FROM DRAG. PILOT MADE 180 AND LANDED HARD ON SAME RUNWAY. NO LATCH DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA245), Jul 15, 1989: Burkhart Grob G-102 (N925G), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPENING OF THE CANOPY FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N925G (1)

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

- [Accident 20050829020989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050829020989A), Aug 29, 2005: Grob G102IIIB (N925G), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot, a student conducting his first solo flight in this model glider, stated his canopy opened while in flight. He held the canopy closed with one…

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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