- Date
- June 22, 1985, 18:10 local (Jun 23, 1985, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Heber City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N997Killian Briegleb BG-12B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850622026969A
- Case key
- 16575
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Analysis
The acft was a george killian/briegleb BG-12B, experimental, home built glider. An owner reported that the plt had come from new Mexico to buy the glider. After spending about 3 hrs in familiarization training, the plt went on his 1st flt which was uneventful. He then went on a 2nd flt which was approximately 1 hr in duration. As the glider was on final apch to land & was at about 100 to 150 ft AGL, it entered a nose down attitude & crashed. According to witnesses, the glider smoothly pitched over into a nose down attitude without stalling. An exam of the flt controls was made, but no preimpact malfunction or failure of the elevator control sys was found. A pathological exam of the plt revealed no medical problems that would have resulted in the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N997
- Reported as
- Killian Briegleb BG-12B (BRIEGLEB B)
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0569
- Airframe hours
- 234
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Bean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 22, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 36U
- Destination
- 36U
- Airport
- 36U · Heber Valley, runway 21, 4,400 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 2 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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