# N7988: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS, registration cancelled 1993-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 1993
- 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: 101
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1986
- Last registry action: October 22, 1992
- Mode S code: AAD92D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheldon David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELDON%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [Bishop, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bishop)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4921° N, 118.3904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93514, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7988-1993-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX92LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA346), Aug 12, 1992: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N7988), Bishop, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO FLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

## 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 19920812031219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031219A), Aug 12, 1992: Sphrth CIRRUS (N7988), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck top of a ridge. Crashed into side of canyon. Thunderstorms in area.

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