Plane Crash List

Burkhart Grob G-102 N143SS

19 June 1988 · Moriarty, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 June 1988 at about 23:45 local time, a Burkhart Grob G-102 registered N143SS was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, 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 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Moriarty, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Moriarty (OEO)
Coordinates
35.0002, -106.0396
Aircraft
Burkhart Grob G-102
Registration
N143SS
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN88LA132

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 PVT GLIDER PLT WAS COMPLETING A FIVE HR ENDURANCE FLIGHT. DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A 15 KT XWIND AND OVERSHOT THE TURN. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO 'BUTTONHOOK' BACK TOWARD THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. WITNESSES STATED THAT DURING LANDING ON A GRAVEL RWY, PARALLEL TO AND BESIDE RWY 26, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE GLIDER THEN GROUNDLOOPED. THE PILOT SAID THAT FATIGUE MAY HAVE AFFECTED HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE GLIDER DURING LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Burkhart Grob G-102 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 Oct 1987 Burkhart Grob G-102
N792G
Whitwell, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
15 Jul 1989 Burkhart Grob G-102
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Maricopa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
26 Jul 1986 Burkhart Grob G-102 ASTIR CS
N144SS
Black Forest, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -

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