North American SNJ-5 and Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir accident near Pueblo, Colorado, March 13, 2007
On March 13, 2007 at about 10:15 pm local time, 2 aircraft, North American SNJ-5 (N12KY) and Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir (N39810), were involved in the same accident near Pueblo, Colorado (Pueblo Municipal airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot of the North American SNJ-5 warbird's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing, resulting in an on-ground collision with the stationary Grob motor glider.
The pilot of the North American SNJ-5 warbird's inadequate visual lookout while taxiing, resulting in an on-ground collision with the stationary Grob motor glider.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 13, 2007 · about 10:15 pm local time · cases in 2007
- Place
- Pueblo, Colorado · Pueblo Municipal · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- North American SNJ-5 · all SNJ-5s on the register
- Registration
- N12KY · registry record · serial 90995
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · all G103 Twin Astirs on the register
- Registration
- N39810 · registry record
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the North American SNJ-5 final · quoted from the NTSB record
A North American SNJ-5 tailwheel warbird airplane, was taxiing on the ramp after landing. The pilot was using S-turns as he taxied, in an attempt to see ahead of the airplane's large engine and cowling. While taxiing, the pilot of the warbird failed to see a stationary and occupied motor glider. The warbird's right wheel ran over the wing of the motor glider, resulting in minor damage to the warbird, and substantial damage to the motor glider.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir final · quoted from the NTSB record
A North American SNJ-5 tailwheel warbird airplane, was taxiing on the ramp after landing. The pilot was using S-turns as he taxied, in an attempt to see ahead of the airplane's large engine and cowling. While taxiing, the pilot of the warbird failed to see a stationary and occupied motor glider. The warbird's right wheel ran over the wing of the motor glider, resulting in minor damage to the warbird, and substantial damage to the motor glider.
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 for the North American SNJ-5 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,184 hours in all; 155 in this make and model; 68 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days; 4,932 as pilot in command; 2,543 on instruments
- Last flight review: January 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,208 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 1, 2006; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: APA Englewood CO at 8:45 pm
- Destination: PUB Pueblo CO
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from PUB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: Pueblo CO
- Flight plan: none
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.
Other NTSB records under N12KY the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N12KY on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- North American SNJ-5 Texan (Navy) 136 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- North American 1,297 aircraft on the register
- N39810 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 35 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau 136 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 64 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Pueblo Memorial · nearest airport
- Centennial Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,860 since 1982 · 383 in the last ten years
- Colorado 7,486 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N12KY 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DEN07LA074.json.
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