Burkhart Grob G10Z ASTIR CS N142SS
12 March 1983 · Buena Vista, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1983 at about 18:12 local time, a Burkhart Grob G10Z ASTIR CS registered N142SS was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buena Vista, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob G10Z ASTIR CS
- Registration
- N142SS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unionville → Altoona
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THINKING THAT HE MIGHT BE LOST IN A WAVE ABOVE THE CLOUDS, THE PLT DESCENDED THROUGH AN OPENING & DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. SEVERE WIND GUSTS ALTERED HIS GLIDE PATH & HE HEADED TOWARD AN APPLE ORCHARD. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A BRANCH ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE GROUND & THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED BREAKING THE TAIL CONE & DAMAGING THE STABILIZER & VERTICAL FIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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