# NTSB Accident DEN99LA028
> **Burkhart Grob G103 TWIN ASTIR** · 1998-12-27 · CANON CITY, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11550
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-12-27
- **Location:** CANON CITY, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.440254, -105.23027
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Burkhart Grob
- **Model:** G103 TWIN ASTIR
- **Registration:** N173SS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider pilot's failure to follow proper preflight procedures, and his failure to control the aircraft when the latch opened during flight.  A factor was his failure to properly latch the canopy, and to utilize all available runway during the forced landing.

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