# Accident 19950226002559A: Grob G102ASTIR, Jean, NV, February 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1995, 16:12 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7497° N, 115.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7497&lon=-115.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57GE-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS (registry code 1660104, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002559A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED 300FT BY AUTO TOW. CUT LOOSE. NO PITCHING. ALTERNATE RUNWAY DUE WEATHER NEAR. WING HIT GROUND, CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX95LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA123), Feb 27, 1995: Burkhart Grob G102 Astir CS (N57GE), Jean, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions which resulted in a wind shear encounter at low altitude during the takeoff initial climb.

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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