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FAA accident report · Grob G102ASTIR · Unionville, PA · July 14, 2007

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Date
July 14, 2007 · 18:47 local
Place
Unionville, PA
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N775SS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07LA121
Reported as
Grob G102ASTIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total0 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N775SSRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2007 · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CSS/N 1353 · Built 1976Airframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CSEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Witness reported aircraft turned onto base for 79N (ridge soaring gliderport) after leveling off. Aircraft nosed over and went straight down into heavily wooded mountain terrain striking the top of the trees and coming to a rest approximately 25 feet up in the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO BASE FOR 79N (RIDGE SOARING GLIDERPORT) AFTER LEVELING OFF. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WENT STRAIGHT DOWN INTO HEAVILY WOODED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN STRIKING THE TOP OF THE TREES AND COMING TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET UP IN THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA07LA121Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportUnionville, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider for undetermined reasons.Jul 14, 2007 · Substantial damage