# NTSB Accident FTW98LA301
> **Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN II** · 1998-07-05 · REFUGIO, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA301
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10572
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-05
- **Location:** REFUGIO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.30018, -97.270881
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Burkhart Grob
- **Model:** G103 TWIN II
- **Registration:** N103GG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.  A factor was the pilot's failure to follow procedures in securing the rear canopy, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight.

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