# NTSB FTW77DRG44: Astir 1, N135SS, Spicewood, TX, May 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Spicewood, TX · SPICEWOOD, TX
- Location: 30.4755° N, 98.1564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spicewood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4755&lon=-98.1564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   77/5/7    SPICEWOOD,TX        ASTIR 1             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 115
        TIME - 1630                    N135SS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPICEWOOD,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N135SS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135SS-2019-01-09), registration cancelled 2019-01-09, S/N 1288 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ASTIR 1
- Registry model: [Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS](https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-flugzeugbau-g102-astir-cs) (registry code 1660104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770507011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507011019A), May 7, 1977: Sport WOLF1, Spicewood, TX, Destroyed. Un maintain lift.

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.

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