Plane Crash List

Briegleb BG12 N5010

1 June 1969 · Elmira, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 June 1969 at about 15:00 local time, a Briegleb BG12 registered N5010 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elmira, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Elmira, New York, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Briegleb BG12
Registration
N5010
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Towanda, Pa
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2685

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

RIDGE SOARING, UN MAL WHEN WIND SUBSIDED.LNDD UPHILL DOWNWIND.WING STRUCK GND, FUSELAGE DMGD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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