- Date
- June 24, 1964
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9165RBriegleb BG12A
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0425 64/6/24 ASPEN COLO BRIEGLEB BG12A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 613 TIME - 1530 N9165R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9165R
- Reported as
- Briegleb BG12A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy Field
N9165RRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Willis Briegleb BG-12AAirframe modelWillis Briegleb BG-12AEngine modelNONE
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