# Accident 19880712031881A: Schemp DISCUSA, Minden, NV, July 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0110° N, 119.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0110&lon=-119.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A (registry code 38019VP, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP DISCUSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,112 total, 541 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712031881A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED IN A THERMAL WITH N554T AT A GLIDER MEET. WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY. OTHER GLIDER PILOT HAD TO BAIL OUT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N554T, Schemp DISCUSB: [Accident 19880712031882A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712031882A)

## 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 SEA88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA128), Jul 12, 1988: Schempp-Hirth Discus A (N130JB), Minden, NV, minor 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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