# Accident 19981227033859A: Grob G103TWNASTIR, Canon City, CO, December 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1998
- Place: Canon City, CO
- Airport: Fremont County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4403° N, 105.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4403&lon=-105.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173SS-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR (registry code 1660202, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g103-twin-astir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G103TWNASTIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227033859A

## Narrative

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

GROB G-103 GLIDER EXPERIENCED CANOPY PROBLEMS ON TAKE-OFF. (.19)ON DECEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1115 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR GLIDER, N173SS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AT FREEMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, CANON CITY, COLORADO.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE CANOPY OPENED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 DEN99LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA028), Dec 27, 1998: Burkhart Grob G103 Twin Astir (N173SS), Canon City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's failure to follow proper preflight procedures, and his failure to control the aircraft when the latch opened during flight. A factor was his failure to properly latch the canopy,…

## Other reports on N173SS (1)

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

- [Accident 19920702026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920702026839A), Jul 2, 1992: Grob G103TWNASTIR (N173SS), Olancha, CA, Substantial damage. Tow plane unable to accelerate. Released glider. Glider unable abort hit bush. In tight turn trying to remake runway

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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