# NTSB Accident GAA16CA489
> **BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G109** · 2016-09-09 · Emigrant Gap, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA489
- **Event ID:** 20160915X31240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-09
- **Location:** Emigrant Gap, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.281944, -120.711944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU
- **Model:** G109
- **Registration:** N909G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inappropriate decision to continue the flight into higher elevation under high-density altitude conditions, which degraded the glider's climb performance and resulted in impact with trees short of the intended runway.

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