ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42409
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1988 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: | Grob G103A |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Acro Associates |
| Registration: | N788G |
| MSN: | 33988-K-221 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1987 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Boulder, CO (1V5) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON TWO PREVIOUS FLTS MADE IN SAME AREA OF ACCIDENT, PLT HAD FOUND NO LIFTING THERMALS. PAX ON ONE OF THE PREVIOUS FLTS SAID HE AND PLT HAD FLOWN BELOW RIDGE LINE, 150 FT FROM MTN SIDES, AND 100 FT ABOVE TREES. PAX SAID THEY 'WERE SO CLOSE, YOU COULD COUNT THE PINE CONES ON THE TREES.' GLIDER TOOK OFF ON ACCIDENT FLT AT 1205 AND FAILED TO RETURN AT 1245 AS SCHEDULED. WX CONDITIONS WERE VMC. WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT 0905 NEXT MORNING. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE GLIDER CLIPPED SMALL SCRUB TREE IN 50 DEG RIGHT BANK AND STRUCK OUTCROPPING OF BOULDERS. GLIDER THEN SKIDDED SHORT DISTANCE, WEDGING BETWEEN TWO TREES. OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS OF BOTH OCCUPANTS DISCLOSED NO MEDICAL FACTOR INVOLVEMENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25445
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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