# Accident 19920702026839A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Olancha, CA, July 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Olancha, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2593° N, 117.9500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2593&lon=-117.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173SS-2013-04-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 403 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920702026839A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. RELEASED GLIDER. GLIDER UNABLE ABORT HIT BUSH.IN TIGHT TURN TRYING TO REMAKE RUNWAY

## 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 LAX92LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA275), Jul 3, 1992: Burkhart Grob G103 (N173SS), Olancha, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) THE TOW PILOT'S INTENTIONAL PREMATURE RELEASE OF THE GLIDER, WHICH HAD BECOME AIRBORNE, WHEN THE TOW PLANE FAILED TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING ITS TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, AND, 2) THE GLIDER…

## Other reports on N173SS (1)

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

- [Accident 19981227033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227033859A), Dec 27, 1998: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N173SS), Canon City, CO, Destroyed. Grob G-103 glider experienced canopy problems on take-off. (.19)on December 27, 1998, at 1115 mountain standard time, a burkhart Grob flugzeugbau G103 twin…

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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