Centrair 101A accident near Groveland, Florida, September 21, 1991
On September 21, 1991 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Centrair 101A (glider), registered N93KG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Groveland, Florida. 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION PLANNING, AND INADVERTENT STALL MUSH WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 21, 1991 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Groveland, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Centrair 101A · all 101As on the register
- Registration
- N93KG · no longer on the register · serial 101A0096
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE GLIDER PLT REALIZED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE INTENDED LANDING STRIP AND EXECUTED A CLOSE IN APCH TO A FIELD WITH TELEPHONE WIRES LOCATED ON THE APCH END. WHILE TURNING FINAL, HE FELT THE GLIDER STALL. HE INITIATED A RECOVERY BUT THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD IN A WINGS LEVEL, SLIGHT NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE GLIDER SLID INTO A FENCE AND CAME TO REST.
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: 135 hours in all; 47 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 102 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 725 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 9, 1991; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 816 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: (type not recorded); 0 hours total
- Operator: Seminole Flying & Soaring, INC
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,400 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA91LA223.