# Accident 20120607011021A: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, Sparks, NV, June 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Airport: Air Sailing Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8856° N, 119.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8856&lon=-119.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120607011021A

## Narrative

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

BOTH GLIDERS LAUNCHED FROM AIR SAILING NV23. BOTH GLIDERS WERE IN A DESCENT WHILE SEARCHING FOR LIFT. THE GLIDERS COLLIDED ALMOST HEAD ON. BOTH ARE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND PRESENT A VERY SMALL PROFILE WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY FROM THE FRONT.

## 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 WPR12LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA250), Jun 7, 2012: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N943SB), Sparks, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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