# Incident 19940530023789I: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Sparks, NV, May 30, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Airport: Air Sailing Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8691° N, 119.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Air Sailing Gliderport (NV23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8691&lon=-119.7030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3837J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3837J-2015-05-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940530023789I

## Narrative

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

STRONG DOWNDRAFT RETURNING TO GLIDERPORT. LANDED ON A HILLSIDE 2 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3837J (1)

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

- [Accident 19900331007411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007411A), Mar 31, 1990: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N3837J), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Glider landing runway 22 hit prop and cowl of tow plane parked side of runway with engine running.

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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