# Accident 19940522011869A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Forrest City, AR, May 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1994, 13:44 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0090° N, 90.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0090&lon=-90.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156SS-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522011869A

## Narrative

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

REAR CANOPY OPENED ON TOW. TOLD FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RELEASE TOW. TRIED CLOSE CANOPY. DISTRACTED DESCENT. HIT PIPE.

## 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 FTW94LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA170), May 22, 1994: Burkhart Grob 6103 Twin Astir (N156SS), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO CLOSING THE CANOPY. A FACTOR WAS HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE CANOPY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

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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