- Date
- June 11, 1978
- Place
- Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5010Briegleb BF12BD
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780611014799A
- Case key
- 141809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1367 78/6/11 EPHRATA,WA BRIEGLEB BF12BD CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N5010 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EPHRATA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENATCHEE,WA EPHRATA,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- STABILATOR CTL CAME LOOSE AT TOP FITTING. BOTH WINGS FAILED.PHASE OF FLT UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5010
- Reported as
- Briegleb BF12BD
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ephrata Muni
N5010Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Briegleb BG-12BDAirframe modelBriegleb BG-12BDEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5010 · 1
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