# Accident 19920816031559A: Amtr BG12B, Lake Village, IN, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1207° N, 87.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1207&lon=-87.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163MF-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Briegleb Glider BG-12A (registry code 79001M6, https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-glider-bg-12a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BG12B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031559A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON AUTO TOW CLIMB. CUT LOOSE BUT STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND. FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE HIGH PERFORMANCE GLIDER.

## 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 CHI92DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DET01), Aug 16, 1992: Frost Briegleb/BG-12A (N163MF), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

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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