# Accident 20240729013829A: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, Huntsville, UT, July 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2024, 15:55 local time
- Place: Huntsville, UT
- Airport: Morgan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2907° N, 111.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2907&lon=-111.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8485W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8485W) (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: BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 12 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240729013829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AFTER TAKING GLIDER PILOT CHECK RIDE. WHILE MANEUVERING HE BECAME DISORIENTED. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING IN A FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC24LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA071), Jul 29, 2024: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir (N8485W), Huntsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to navigate in hazy conditions, which resulted in a forced landing in a field and a collision with a pole.

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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