Burkhart-Grob G109 accident near Monticello, Georgia, February 12, 2007
On February 12, 2007 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Burkhart-Grob G109, registered N3875R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monticello, Georgia (Monticello Sky Ranch Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control, an in-flight collision with a hangar, and subsequent in-flight collision with the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 12, 2007 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Monticello, Georgia · Monticello Sky Ranch Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Burkhart-Grob G109
- Registration
- N3875R · registry record · serial 6133
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the motor glider airplane stated that he bounced twice during the landing attempt, and he elected to apply power and abort the landing. During the aborted landing, he said he lost directional control, and the right wingtip struck the corner of a hangar. The airplane then struck the runway, collapsing the landing gear. There were no preaccident mechanical anomalies reported by the pilot, or discovered during the postaccident inspection.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 77 hours in all; 11 in this make and model; 42 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 978 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 2006; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,820 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Limbeck L2000 EB1. AA (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GA06 Monticello GA at 9:00 pm
- Destination: GA06 Monticello GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 3,900 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 5,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from MCN, 38 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.