# Accident 19940814032209A: Grob G109B, Rock Springs, WY, August 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1994, 13:23 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5942° N, 109.0652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5942&lon=-109.0652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-109B (registry code 1660205, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-109b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G109B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 62 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814032209A

## Narrative

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

MOTORIZED GLIDER RECENT PURCHASED DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. MADE 360 TO REGAIN RUNWAY THEN IMPACTED SAGE BRUSH

## 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 SEA94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA210), Aug 14, 1994: Burkhart Grob G-109B (N45GF), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND WIND GUSTS.

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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