# Accident 19941204040429A: Grob G103ATWIN2, Blairstown, NJ, December 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1994, 13:52 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAIRSTOWN (1N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N858BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N858BG-2005-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob G-103A TWIN II ACRO (registry code 1660206, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-g-103a-twin-ii-acro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103ATWIN2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE ON FINAL. VIEW RESTRICTED BY LARGE PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT. LACKED RECENT FLIGHT TIME TO CARRY PERSONS.

## 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 NYC95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA040), Dec 4, 1994: Burkhart Grob 103A (N858BG), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate.

## Other reports on N858BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20040717018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018959A), Jul 17, 2004: Grob G103ATWINII (N858BG), Caddo Mills, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 17, 2004 at 1430 central daylight time, a Grob G-103A twin acro ii glider, N858BG, was substantially damaged upon collision with another aircraft…

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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