# Accident 19830522075432A: 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N184N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,581 total, 1,530 in this make and model, 14 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/19830522075432A

## Narrative

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

ANOTHER GLIDER N6482 COLLIDED WITH HIS AIRCRAFT AT 13000 FT. BOTH WERE IN A CROSSCOUNTRY RACE. DID NOT SEE APPROACH

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6482, Sphrth CIRRUSSTD: [Accident 19830522075431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522075431A)

## 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 (N184N), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N184N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740511012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511012169A), May 11, 1974: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N184N), Kelseyville, CA, Substantial damage. Lost lift. Single wheel,outrigger eqptd.

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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