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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 1958 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Briegleb BG-12A |
| Owner/operator: | Briegleb |
| Registration: | N68784 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 13 mi W of Adelanto, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | El Mirage Dry Lake Airport, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into lake Mirage after towed by plane and wing tears off in test of new type of glider. Pilot (48).
Sources:
Toledo Blade 19 April 1958, p1
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19580420.1.32&srpos=642&e=16-02-1958-31-12-1958--en--20--641-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 08:51 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2024 17:29 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2024 07:12 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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