# NTSB FTW66D0319: Briegleb BG8-K2, N33531, Manila, AR, September 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1965
- Place: Manila, AR · MANILA, AR
- Location: 35.8844° N, 90.1656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manila, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8844&lon=-90.1656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0319
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0319

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33531-1965-11-10), registration cancelled 1965-11-10, S/N 802 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRIEGLEB BG8-K2
- Registry model: [Briegleb BG8](https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg8) (registry code 79001M2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manila

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.

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