# Accident 19880910038129A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Briggs, TX, September 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Briggs, TX
- Airport: Flf Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9403° N, 97.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9403&lon=-97.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8083-1990-04-19) (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: 158 total, 3 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038129A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT THE TOP OF A FENCE AND CRASHED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING.

## 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 FTW88DRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG09), Sep 10, 1988: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N8083), Briggs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AS HE MANEUVERED TO RE-ALIGN THE GLIDER DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN 45-60 DEGREE BANK ANGLE AT VERY LOW ALTITUDES, WHICH…

## Other reports on N8083 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730624016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624016989A), Jun 24, 1973: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N8083), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. Drg ldg plt atmtd to avoid wires that crossed fld,l wing hit gnd.

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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