# Schempp-Hirth KA8B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 38019VL
- Manufacturer (registry): SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- Model: KA8B
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 60 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ka8b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N78177](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78177): [Miller Steven T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20STEVEN%20T), [Dickson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Dickson), S/N 1/8049
- [N8747](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8747): [Clayton Harry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYTON%20HARRY%20L), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita), built 1970, S/N SH8639

## NTSB investigations (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 ATL02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA177), Sep 28, 2002: Schempp-Hirth KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot misjudged the airspeed and altitude during a visual approach to land that resulted in the in-flight collision with the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20020928032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020928032299A), Sep 28, 2002: Schler KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 28, 2002, at 1130 CDT, at Tullahoma-highland rim regional airport, student pilot david a. ball piloted N8747 on his 17th solo flight. He…
- [Incident 20020608014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608014569I), Jun 8, 2002: Schler KA8B (N8747), Tullahoma, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On 06-08-02, student pilot michael f. kirsch, while on his third solo flight in an KAB8 glider, N8747, landed hard in the grassy area short of pavement…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Schleicher KA 8 B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-8-b): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 3801567

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