# NTSB OAK77DVD21: Breelieb, N9488, Fremont, CA, March 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1977
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0223   77/3/3    FREMONT,CA          BREELIEB            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 56
        TIME - 1530                    N9488               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,CA                  FREMONT,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUST 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9488](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488-1997-07-31), registration cancelled 1997-07-31, S/N 43618CK (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREELIEB
- Registry model: [King BG12-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/king-bg12-c) (registry code 0564723) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Sailing

## 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 19770303004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770303004469A), Mar 3, 1977: Amtr 0564723, Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Gust 20K.

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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