# Accident 19830522075431A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Bridgeport, CA, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 15:25 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Douglas Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2695° N, 119.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2695&lon=-119.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6482 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 720 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522075431A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CROSSCOUNTRY GLIDER AT 13000 FEET. MAY HAVE BEEN LOOKING INSIDE AIRCRAFT.SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N184N, Sphrth CIRRUSSTD: [Accident 19830522075432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522075432A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA242), May 22, 1983: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N6482), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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