# Accident 19950211001599A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Fort Huachuca, AZ, February 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fort Huachuca, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5693° N, 110.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5693&lon=-110.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333BH-1996-11-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 41 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950211001599A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE FIND THERMALS AFTER TOW RELEASE AND HIGH SINK RATE WING. STRUCK A TREE ON ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A FIELD.

## 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 LAX95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA106), Feb 11, 1995: Burkhart Grob Twin Astir (N333BH), Fort Huachuca, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF TREE(S) DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF THERMAL LIFT,…

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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