# Accident 19880422010129A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Chester, SC, April 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6991° N, 81.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6991&lon=-81.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LB-1988-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,933 total, 165 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422010129A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES TRYING TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD AFTER LOSING UPDRAFTS AND UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA151), Apr 22, 1988: Cirrus Design Standard (N3LB), Chester, SC, 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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