Accident · 1999-08-28

NTSB case FTW99LA238 · Burkhart Grob 103C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-08-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Burkhart Grob 103C (N103MS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment of the glider resulting in failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the high density altitude.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA238

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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