# NTSB MIA7LDKG11: Berkshire C70, N29BW, Cordele, GA, August 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1975
- Place: Cordele, GA · CORDELE, GA
- Location: 31.9561° N, 83.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordele, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9561&lon=-83.7701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA7LDKG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA7LDKG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29BW-1996-03-28), registration cancelled 1996-03-28, S/N 14 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERKSHIRE C70
- Registry model: [Berkshire Mfg. CONCEPT 70](https://openairdocs.org/model/berkshire-mfg-concept-70) (registry code 1240104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750819029859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819029859A), Aug 19, 1975: Amtr 1100110, Cordele, GA, Substantial damage. Collided with stump hidden by bushes. Wheel eqpd.

## Other investigations on N29BW (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA080), Feb 20, 1996: Berkshire Concept 70 (N29BW), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: an engine loss of power and fire for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA150), Jul 4, 1993: Berkshire Concept 70 (N29BW), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND THE LACK OF ADEQUATE THERMAL LIFT.

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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