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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr BG12B · Yerington, CA · May 22, 1982

Date
May 22, 1982 · 15:13 local
Place
Yerington, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N612BG
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DXQ10
Reported as
Amtr BG12B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot misjudged height AGL while maneuvering at low altitude. Wingtip struck ground. Glider cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT AGL WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND. GLIDER CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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