Broyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B N612BG

Summary

On 22 May 1982 at about 22:13 local time, a Broyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B registered N612BG, operated by T. B. Broyhill, was involved in an accident near Yerington, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1982 at 22:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Yerington, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Broyill-Cowan-Murray BG12B

Registration

N612BG

Category

Glider

Operator

T. B. Broyhill

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bridgeport → Minden

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DXQ10

1 person died.

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

AT ABOUT 1315 PDT, THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A ROUND ROBIN CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MINDEN, NEVADA TO BRIDGEPORT CALIFORNIA AND RETURN. HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN A REGION II SOARING CHAMPIONSHIP (SPORT CLASS). ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE TRIP, THE PILOT WAS OSERVED MANEUVERING AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. WHILE IN A STEEP TURN, HIS LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE GLIDER CARTWHEELED TO THE SURFACE. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE TRACK THAT THE PILOT WAS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW AND ABOUT 32 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. THE ELEVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 6500 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.