Plane Crash List

Burkhart Grob G-102 N792G

18 October 1987 · Whitwell, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 October 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-102 registered N792G was involved in an accident near Whitwell, Tennessee, 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 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Whitwell, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
35.1991, -85.5103
Aircraft
Burkhart Grob G-102
Registration
N792G
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Whitwell → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA018

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

THE GLIDER PLT MADE AN OFF-ARPT LDG AFTER REALIZING THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE POINT. DURING LDG ROLLOUT ON UNEVEN TERRAIN, ONE OF THE WINGTIPS CONTACTED THE TERRAIN AND THE GLIDER GROUND-LOOPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 Jun 1988 Burkhart Grob G-102
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26 Jul 1986 Burkhart Grob G-102 ASTIR CS
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Black Forest, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jul 1989 Burkhart Grob G-102
N925G
Maricopa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -

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