# Accident 19930704021939A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II, Springfield, VT, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Airport: Hartness State - Springfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2966° N, 72.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2966&lon=-72.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SS-1993-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II (registry code 1660302, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 63 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021939A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT DUE HEAVY SINK RATE. STRUCK TREES TRYING FOR A SMALL FIELD.

## 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 BFO93LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA108), Jul 4, 1993: Burkhart Grob Speed Astir II (N164SS), Chester, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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