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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsl BRIEGLEBBG12 · Elmira, NY · July 7, 1979

Date
July 7, 1979 · 13:45 local
Place
Elmira, NY
Airport
Harris Hill
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31812
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FFJ21
Reported as
Amtrsl BRIEGLEBBG12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Misjudged sink rate, wing tip struck ground turning short final.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED SINK RATE, WING TIP STRUCK GROUND TURNING SHORT FINAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.