# Accident 19820923049749A: Glasfl MOSQUITO, Tazewell, VA, September 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Tazewell, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1200° N, 81.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1200&lon=-81.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL MOSQUITO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 380 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923049749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL82DA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA283), Sep 23, 1982: Glasflugel Mosquito (N12JR), Tazewell, VA, 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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