# Accident 19940521012069A: Amtr BG12B, Readington, NJ, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 18:20 local time
- Place: Readington, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLBERG/HUNTERDON (N51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6552N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BG12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521012069A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH TO LAND ON RUNWAY CONTINUED OVER SAME. BANKED SHARPLY TO REVERSE COURSE. STALLED. FIRST FLITE IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC94LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA089), May 21, 1994: Townsend, H.L. Briegled BG-12A (N6552N), Readington, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the lack of experience in the make and model of glider.

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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