# Accident 19900810033249A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Llano, CA, August 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1990, 12:21 local time
- Place: Llano, CA
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4896° N, 117.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4896&lon=-117.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4426B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4426B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 118 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810033249A

## Narrative

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

INSPECTOR GAVE APPLICANT SIMULATED TOW ROPE BREAK. PIC ELECTED TO USE FIELD OFF AIRPORT. LANDED LONG,HIT FENCE.

## 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 LAX90LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA282), Aug 10, 1990: Burkhart Grob G-103 (N4426B), Liano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT DECISION WAS IMPROPER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N4426B (1)

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

- [Incident 19960508017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960508017379I), May 8, 1996: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N4426B), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Narrative: at approximately 1400 on 05-08-95 at Crystal Airport during a dual flight in strong convective activity while on approach with full spoilers and a…

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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