# Accident 20080723841769A: Sphrth VENTUSA, Midlothian, TX, July 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2008, 17:25 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Tsa Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3511° N, 97.0033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3511&lon=-97.0033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47JD-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A (registry code 3802050, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-ventus-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,407 total, 5,075 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723841769A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JULY 23, 2008, ABOUT 1245 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A SCHEPP-HIRTH VENTUS-A GLIDER, N47JD, DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT ANS SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE GLIDER WAS DESTROYED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TSA GLIDERPORT, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS (TA11).

## 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 DEN08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA127), Jul 23, 2008: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A (N47JD), Midlothian, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an incapacitating cardiac event. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor decision to fly with known serious medical issues.

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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