# N158WT: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS, registration cancelled 1992-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (registry code 38019VC)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G19EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G19EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 58
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1989
- Last registry action: June 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A0E9ED
- Owners when cancelled: [Olson Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSON%20ROBERT%20G), [Blair Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIR%20FRED)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9100° N, 95.6588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77095, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N158WT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=158WT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158WT-1992-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus.md

## 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 FTW89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA142), Aug 2, 1989: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N158WT), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT & THE SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19890802030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802030339A), Aug 2, 1989: Sphrth CIRRUS (N158WT), Littlefield, TX, Substantial damage. Encountered area of severe turbulence on crosscountry glider. Lost canopy tail broke off pilot parachuted safely.

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