# Accident 19880712031882A: Schemp DISCUSB, 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: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N554T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554T-1988-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B (registry code 38019VN, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP DISCUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,290 total, 325 in this make and model, 60 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/19880712031882A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N130JB WITH BOTH GLIDERS IN A THERMAL. GLIDER PILOT BAILED OUT. OTHER LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N130JB, Schemp DISCUSA: [Accident 19880712031881A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712031881A)

## 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 B (N554T), Minden, NV, destroyed

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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