# N15WB: 1972 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G23EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G23EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: March 15, 2011
- Last registry action: December 14, 2015
- Mode S code: A0C9CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilkins Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKINS%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Inyokern, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Inyokern)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9229° N, 118.0789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93527, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15WB-2018-03-09

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 STANDARD CIRRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-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 NYC80FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE14), May 4, 1980: Schemp STD-CR (N15WB), North Adams, MA, substantial damage

## 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 19800504011289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011289A), May 4, 1980: Sphrth CIRRUS (N15WB), North Adams, MA, Substantial damage. Downdraft off end of runway, landing in strong gusty wind. Glider hit blast fence at end of runway.

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