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Briegleb BG-12B N12940

23 July 1968 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 23 July 1968 at about 11:00 local time, a Briegleb BG-12B registered N12940 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Briegleb BG-12B
Registration
N12940
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2148

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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.

Other Briegleb BG-12B accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Apr 1967 Briegleb BG-12B
N12940
Issaqua, Washington, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Jul 1976 Briegleb BG-12B
N9015
Painton, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
11 Jun 1990 Briegleb BG-12B
N1696
Wenatchee, Washington, United States - No injuries -
18 Aug 2011 Briegleb BG-12B
N559Y
Moore, Idaho, United States - Fatal 1

All 5 records for this type

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