# Accident 19870708032579A: Sphrth NIMBUS2, Hobbs, NM, July 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7300° N, 103.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7300&lon=-103.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71JD-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II (registry code 3801925, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH NIMBUS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 378 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708032579A

## Narrative

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

NO ELEVATOR UP RESPONSE. PILOT BAILED OUT.CRASHED INVERTED IN A FLAT SPIN.SUSPECT IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED TAIL SECTION

## 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 DEN87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA175), Jul 8, 1987: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus II (N71JD), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

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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