# Accident 19790707016449A: Amtrsl BRIEGLEBBG12, Elmira, NY, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Harris Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1209° N, 76.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS HILL (4NY8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1209&lon=-76.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31812 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSL BRIEGLEBBG12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707016449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FFJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ21), Jul 7, 1979: Briegleb BG-12 (N31812), Elmira, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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