# Accident 20070701017109A: Grob SPEEDASTIRII, Centre Hall, PA, July 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Centre Hall, PA
- Airport: Centre Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8117° N, 77.6569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8117&lon=-77.6569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176SS-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau SPEED ASTIR II (registry code 1660302, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-speed-astir-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB SPEEDASTIRII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701017109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF DURING AERO TOW FROM RUNWAY 6, EYEWITNESSES REPORTED GLIDER BECAME AIRBORNE IN NORMAL MANNER DURING TOW AND PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY. AIRCRAFT ROTATED RIGHT AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY NOSE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY IN NEAR VERTICAL POSITION AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION ON SCENE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL DISREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS NOT LOCATED AS OF DATE OF REPORT. PILOT RECORDS NOT LOCATED AS OF DATE OF REPORT. AMENDED REPORT TO BE FILED UPON EVALUATION OF RECORDS.

## 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 NYC07LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA155), Jul 1, 2007: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau Speed Astir II (N176SS), Centre Hall, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the glider for undetermined reasons.

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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