Burkhart Grob G102-111B N3950L
11 July 1987 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1987 at about 19:15 local time, a Burkhart Grob G102-111B registered N3950L was involved in an accident near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0295, -89.7903
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob G102-111B
- Registration
- N3950L
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87DLT03
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
GLIDER TOW ROPE RELEASED AT ABOUT 200FT FOLLOWING T/O. GLIDER MADE RT TURN FOLLOWED BY STALL/SPIRAL WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. TOW PILOT SAW GLIDER PILOT'S HAT FALLING TO GROUND JUST AFTER TOW ROPE WAS RELEASED BY GLIDER PILOT. GLIDER CANOPY WAS FOUND UNLATCHED DURING EXAMINATION OF THE GLIDER WRECKAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Burkhart Grob G102 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1986 | Burkhart Grob G102 III B | California City, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Burkhart Grob G102 ASTIR CS | Marana, Arizona, United States | Loring K Green | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Burkhart Grob G102 | Chuluota, Florida, United States | Kjenslie Knut | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1993 | Burkhart Grob G102 | Kingston, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1995 | Burkhart Grob G102 ASTIR CS | Jean, Nevada, United States | Ralph D. Biesemeyer | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Burkhart Grob G102 | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | St. Joseph, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Eagleville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1987 | Gulfstream-Schweizer G164B-600 | Union City, Tennessee, United States | Terry Jamison | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Nord (Sncan) SV4C | Lebanon, Tennessee, United States | William Baldwin | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Hughes 269A | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | Hal-le-Copters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | Fayetteville Aviation | No injuries | - |