Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II N4601M
3 December 2005 · Llano, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 2005 at about 23:00 local time, a Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II registered N4601M, operated by Great Western Soaring School, was involved in an accident near Llano, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Llano, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3167, -117.7417
- Aircraft
- Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II
- Registration
- N4601M
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Great Western Soaring School
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Llano → Llano
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight's encounter with downdrafts. A contributing factor was the unsuitable vegetation-covered mountainous terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After encountering downdrafts, the glider was damaged when the pilot landed on unsuitable brush-covered mountainous terrain. The commercial pilot had planned to take the fare-paying passenger on a 45-minute-long sightseeing ride. Downdrafts were encountered after soaring for nearly 30 minutes. The pilot was unable to cross over a mountain ridge and to get to the airport. The pilot landed on the brush covered mountainside in an uphill direction and at minimum speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Burkhart Grob G-103 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2007 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II | Windham, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2001 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2001 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1999 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II | Llano, California, United States | Great Western Soaring School | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2012 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | Philadelphia Glider Council Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 1998 | Burkhart Grob G-103 | Cordele, Georgia, United States | Panos Kanes | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Robinson R44 | Lucerne Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 2005 | S A Centrair PEGASE 101D | Williams, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Dec 2005 | Socata TBM 700 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Learjet 35A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2005 | Robinson R22 | Santa Clarita, California, United States | Orbic Helicopters | No injuries | - |