FTW66D0319

NTSB accident investigation · Briegleb BG8-K2 · Manila, AR · September 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1965
Place
Manila, AR · MANILA, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N33531Briegleb BG8-K2
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175589

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2764   65/9/3    MANILA ARK          BRIEGLEB BG8-K2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N33531              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 3006 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANILA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N33531
Reported as
Briegleb BG8-K2
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Manila

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.