# Accident 19880307004869A: Schler K8B, Miami, FL, March 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendell Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4663S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4663S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher K 8 B (registry code 3801563, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K8B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,518 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880307004869A

## Narrative

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

DURING MILD DIVE,GLIDER HAD STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING. ABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA121), Mar 7, 1988: Schleicher K-8B (N4663S), Miami, FL, 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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