# Accident 19881022058329A: Schemp DISCUSB, Whitwell, TN, October 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Whitwell, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1993° N, 85.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1993&lon=-85.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321SB-1991-03-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 75 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022058329A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF THERMALS. DIVED UNDER POWERLINE TO AVOID IMPACT AND HIT GROUND TOO HARD CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 ATL89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA016), Oct 22, 1988: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-B (N321SB), Whitwell, TN, 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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