# N8747: 1970 Schempp-Hirth KA8B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth KA8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ka8b) (registry code 38019VL, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: SH8639
- Year built: 1970
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2015
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC087F
- Registered owners: [Clayton Harry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYTON%20HARRY%20L), [Erlenwein Susan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERLENWEIN%20SUSAN%20D)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7687° N, 97.2202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8747
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8747

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schempp-Hirth KA8B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA177), Sep 28, 2002: Schempp-Hirth KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot misjudged the airspeed and altitude during a visual approach to land that resulted in the in-flight collision with the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020928032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020928032299A), Sep 28, 2002: Schler KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 28, 2002, at 1130 CDT, at Tullahoma-highland rim regional airport, student pilot david a. ball piloted N8747 on his 17th solo flight. He…
- [Incident 20020608014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608014569I), Jun 8, 2002: Schler KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On 06-08-02, student pilot michael f. kirsch, while on his third solo flight in an KAB8 glider, N8747, landed hard in the grassy area short of pavement…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth KA8B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ka8b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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