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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Glasfl Mosquito · Tazewell, VA · September 23, 1982

Date
September 23, 1982 · 15:15 local
Place
Tazewell, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12JR
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA283
Reported as
Glasfl Mosquito
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total380 in this make and model75 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.

Glider became too low when pilot attempted to take photograph of turn point. Crashed during off airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER BECAME TOO LOW WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPH OF TURN POINT. CRASHED DURING OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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