# Accident 19920712025049A: Amtrbs CONCEPT70, Ephrata, WA, July 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2690° N, 119.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2690&lon=-119.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N382W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N382W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berkshire Mfg. CONCEPT 70 (registry code 1240104, https://openairdocs.org/model/berkshire-mfg-concept-70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBS CONCEPT70
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 16 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712025049A

## Narrative

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

LACKED THERMALS. BEGAN RETURN TO AIRPORT BUT TOO LOW. LANDED IN TALL GRASS FIELD. STRUCK ROCK HIDDEN IN GRASS.

## 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 SEA92LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA151), Jul 12, 1992: Berkshire Mfg. Concept 70 (N382W), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: NO THERMAL LIFT AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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