- Date
- August 19, 1975
- Place
- Cordele, GA · CORDELE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29BWBerkshire C70
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750819029859A
- Case key
- 150059
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2647 75/8/19 CORDELE,GA BERKSHIRE C70 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 5250 TIME - 1625 N29BW PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDELE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STUMP HIDDEN BY BUSHES.WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29BW
- Reported as
- Berkshire C70
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N29BWRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 1996 · Berkshire Mfg. CONCEPT 70Airframe modelBerkshire Mfg. CONCEPT 70
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N29BW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA96LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoynton Beach, FLan engine loss of power and fire for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA93LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoynton Beach, FLThe pilot's improper in-flight planning and the lack of adequate thermal lift.