- Date
- March 10, 1984, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marana, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N128SSBurkhart Grob G102 Astir CS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840310006589A
- Case key
- 24200
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt initially lined up for a straight-in approach to land, but on final approach, he decided to make a 360 deg turn to land in front of spectators who were along the beginning of the airstrip. As he was completing the turn to land, the left wing contacted the ground & the glider crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128SS
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G102 Astir CS (G102 ASTIR)
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 1211
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Loring K Green
- Registered owner
- Loring K. Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- AZ67 · Marana, AZ
- Airport
- El Tiro, runway 26, 5,000 × ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 34 in this make and model · 425 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.