# Accident 20260806011609A: Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5, Briggs, TX, August 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2026, 15:46 local time
- Place: Briggs, TX
- Airport: Flf Glider Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8547° N, 97.9476° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8547&lon=-97.9476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5 (registry code 05613I6, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-bielsko-b1-pw-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PZL-BIELSKO B1-PW-5
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260806011609A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/06/2026, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PZL-BIELSKO, B1-PW-5 GLIDER CONDUCTING AUTO-TOW LAUNCH OPERATION WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TWO ABORTED AUTO-TOW ATTEMPTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAUNCHED AND ACHIEVED FLIGHT ON ITS THIRD ATTEMPT; THE AUTO-TOW VEHICLE DRIVER STATED THAT PILOT COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW LINE ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE GLIDER ACHIEVED LEVEL FLIGHT AT ABOUT 1,000 FT, LEVELED OFF, THEN APPEARED TO ENTER A DESCENDING RIGHT SPIRALING TURN; THE GLIDER COMPLETED SEVERAL ROTATIONS PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE TERRAIN, AT A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE, IN FIELD WEST OF THE GLIDER-PORT. IN THE IMPACT, THE GLIDERS’ COCKPIT WAS CRUSHED, BOTH WINGS REMAIN ATTACHED, AND THE TAIL SECTIONS VERTICAL STABILIZER FOLDED; THE GLIDERS RIGHT-WING SPOILER WAS IN EXTENDED POSITION, WHILE THE LEFT SPOILER WAS RETRACTED; PILOT & AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT LOCATED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION; AN NTSB POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED TO DATE; IF AN EXAMINATION IS ORDERED BY THE NTSB, OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL FACTS/INFORMATION.

## 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 CEN26LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA282), Aug 6, 2026: Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5 (N105WS), Briggs, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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