# NTSB Accident LAX97LA227
> **Burkhart Grob G-103-TWIN II** · 1997-06-30 · JACUMBA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA227
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08183
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-30
- **Location:** JACUMBA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.63034, -116.180213
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Burkhart Grob
- **Model:** G-103-TWIN II
- **Registration:** N18AG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt rotation, which resulted in the breaking of the tow rope.  A factor was the low altitude when the tow rope broke, precluding a landing on the runway.

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