# NTSB SEA67D0303: Briegleb BG-12B, N12940, Issaqua, WA, April 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1967
- Place: Issaqua, WA · ISSAQUA, WA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1210  67/4/15  NR.ISSAQUA,WASH       BRIEGLEB BG-12B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 102
        TIME - 1330                    N12940              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISSAQUA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW GLIDER AT LOW ALT OVER TERRAIN WITH NO SUITABLE LNDG AREA.LOST LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N12940 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRIEGLEB BG-12B
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Issaqua

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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