# Accident 19960314024569A: Grob G102ASTIR, Minden, NV, March 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0107° N, 119.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0107&lon=-119.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB (registry code 1660106, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-club-astir-iiib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G102ASTIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,375 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314024569A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT DURING RIDGE SOARING. LANDED IN SOFT MUDDY 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 LAX96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA135), Mar 14, 1996: Burkhart Grob G102 (N851BG), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude from the airport, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing.

## Other reports on N851BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20070429007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429007939A), Apr 29, 2007: Grob G102IIIB (N851BG), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On approach to landing at mev, the pilot experienced a glider below him and another glider off to one side. The pilot elected to extend downwind to give…

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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