- Date
- May 22, 1982, 15:13 local (22:13 UTC)
- Place
- Yerington, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N612BGBroyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820522017989A
- Case key
- 73107
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At about 1315 PDT, the pilot departed on a round robin cross-country flight from minden, Nevada to bridgeport California and return. He was participating in a region ii soaring championship (sport class). On the return leg of the trip, the pilot was oserved maneuvering at about 50 ft AGL. While in a steep turn, his left wing tip struck the ground and the glider cartwheeled to the surface. The accident site was located about 10 miles east of the track that the pilot was expected to follow and about 32 miles from the destination. The elevation of the accident site was about 6500 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N612BG
- Reported as
- Broyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 189
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- T. B. Broyhill
- Registered owner
- T. B. Broyhill
- Departed
- Bridgeport, CA
- Destination
- Minden, NV
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.