# Accident 19930618025819A: Start H101, Columbus, OH, June 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Bolton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9707° N, 83.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9707&lon=-83.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101AZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Start & Flug H101 "SALTO" (registry code 8500101, https://openairdocs.org/model/start-flug-h101-salto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: START H101
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618025819A

## Narrative

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

EXTENDED BASE DUE TRAFFIC. LANDED ON GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 NYC93LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA119), Jun 18, 1993: Start & Flug H-101 Salto (N101AZ), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INTERRUPTION OF THE GLIDER PILOT'S PLANNED APPROACH BY A POWERED AIRPLANE.

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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