# NTSB SEA78FYE12: Berg Sprite SW1, N9756, Lakewood, WA, March 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Lakewood, WA · LAKEWOOD, WA
- Location: 47.1641° N, 122.5281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1641&lon=-122.5281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0613  78/3/12    LAKEWOOD,WA         BERG SPRITE SW1     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1043                    N9756               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  68, 8710 TOTAL HOURS, 10
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- ACFT KNOWN TO HAVE VIOLENT WG TIP STALL WITH FULL FLAPS. FLAPS FOUND FULL DOWN,
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9756](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9756-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERG SPRITE SW1
- Registry model: [Berg SPRIGHT S1W](https://openairdocs.org/model/berg-spright-s1w) (registry code 0565304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780312006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312006279A), Mar 12, 1978: Amtr 0565304, Lakewood, WA, Destroyed. Acft known to have violent wg tip stall with full flaps. Flaps fofull down,

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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