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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sphrth CIRRUS · Bishop, CA · August 12, 1992

Date: August 12, 1992 · 13:30 local
Place: Bishop, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7988
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92LA346
Reported as: Sphrth Cirrus
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,971 total66 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N7988Registration cancelled Jan 7, 1993 · Schempp-Hirth CIRRUSS/N 101 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth CIRRUS

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck top of a ridge. Crashed into side of canyon. Thunderstorms in area.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TOP OF A RIDGE. CRASHED INTO SIDE OF CANYON. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX92LA346Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBishop, CAThe pilot's poor inflight decision to fly over mountainous terrain at an inadequate altitude.Aug 12, 1992 · Destroyed