Burkhart Grob G-103A N302BG

Summary

On 26 June 1986 at about 20:25 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-103A registered N302BG, operated by Carolina Sailplanes, Inc., was involved in an accident near Little River, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 June 1986 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Little River, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Cypress Bay (5J8)

Coordinates

33.8708, -78.6290

Aircraft

Burkhart Grob G-103A

Registration

N302BG

Category

Glider

Operator

Carolina Sailplanes, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86LA184

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER WAS VIOLENTLY ROLLED INTO A 90 LEFT BANK BY STRONG CROSSWINDS AT ABOUT 250 FT AGL, WHILE IT WAS BEING TOWED ALOFT. THE PLT'S COCKPIT CANOPY CAME OPEN, AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE AND SECURE IT. THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AGAIN BEFORE THE PLT WAS ABLE TO SECURE IT CLOSED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE LOST SIGHT OF THE TOW PLANE WHILE SECURING THE CANOPY AND THAT HE SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED THE TOW LINE. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER RELEASE THE GLIDER WAS AT ABOUT 80 FT AGL IN A STALLED CONDITION FROM WHICH HE COULD NOT RECOVER. THE GLIDER THEN IMPACTED TREES, TURNED 180 DEGREES AND FELL TO THE GROUND UPRIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.