MIA71DKG51

NTSB accident investigation · Briegleb BG12BD · Williamson, GA · November 28, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1970
Place
Williamson, GA · WILLIAMSON, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9009Briegleb BG12BD
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159147

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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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3-4292  70/11/28   WILLIAMSON,GA       BRIEGLEB BG12BD     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N9009               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSON,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N9009
Reported as
Briegleb BG12BD
Category
Glider, amateur-built
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Antique Acres

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.