19941211042729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grob G103TWNASTIR · Tehachapi, CA · December 11, 1994

Date: December 11, 1994 · 14:00 local
Place: Tehachapi, CA
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3950A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX95LA050
Reported as: Grob G103TWNASTIR
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,037 total520 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N3950ARegistered now · Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN IIS/N 3793 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBurkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Collided with trees. Blamed a severe downdraft circling a ridge.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TREES. BLAMED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT CIRCLING A RIDGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX95LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTehachapi, CAthe pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision and inadequate airspeed. The downdraft and trees were factors in this accident.Dec 11, 1994 · Substantial damage