# Accident 19920812031219A: Sphrth CIRRUS, Bishop, CA, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5004° N, 118.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5004&lon=-118.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7988-1993-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS (registry code 38019VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,971 total, 66 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA346), Aug 12, 1992: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (N7988), Bishop, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO FLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

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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