# NTSB investigations: Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR, CA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX06CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA189.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Llano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2006 · N4464P · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to recover from a porpoise/pilot induced oscillation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX94LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA293.md): Burkhart Grob G103 · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1994 · N38366 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to secure the canopy before takeoff, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB LAX92LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA352.md): Burkhart Grob G103 Flugzeugbau · Truckee, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1992 · N3872H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poorly planned approach. Lack of supervision in the type of aircraft was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX92LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA275.md): Burkhart Grob G103 · Olancha, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1992 · N173SS · Substantial damage
  > 1) The tow pilot's intentional premature release of the glider, which had become airborne, when the tow plane failed to achieve sufficient airspeed during its takeoff ground roll, and, 2) the glider having insufficient altitude at the time of release to…
- [NTSB LAX91LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA408.md): Burkhart Grob G103 · Fremont, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1991 · N4113G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to adequately compensate for the prevailing wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX90LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA282.md): Burkhart Grob G-103 · Liano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1990 · N4426B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inflight decision was improper. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure.
- [NTSB LAX90LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA130.md): Burkhart Grob 103 · Byron, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1990 · N3837J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout for objects along the landing runway.
- [NTSB LAX85LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA209.md): Burkhart Grob G103 Twin Astir · Hemet, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1985 · N20HS · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted to land the glider near the rwy threshold in order to be ready for an immediate relaunch. He reported that he was aware of vegetation, located along the edge of the rwy, but said that he misjudged its height. The right wing contacted the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1660202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1660202&state=CA

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