UNK64X3158

NTSB accident investigation · Briegleb BG12-B · Apple Valley, CA · August 1, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 1, 1964
Place
Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3362GBriegleb BG12-B
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182550

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0330   64/8/1    APPLE VALLEY CAL    BRIEGLEB BG12-B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1407                    N3362G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3362G
Reported as
Briegleb BG12-B
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Apple Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.