Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B N554T
12 July 1988 · Minden, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1988 at about 21:35 local time, a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B registered N554T, operated by Graham S. Thompson, was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0110, -119.7493
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B
- Registration
- N554T
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Graham S. Thompson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT WERE ASCENDING IN THE SAME THERMAL DURING NATIONAL SOARING COMPETITION AND COLLIDED IN FLIGHT. N554T SUSTAINED LOSS OF THE HORIZONTAL TAIL IN COLLISION, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT PARACHUTED SAFELY. N130JB SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND LANDED SAFELY. PILOTS STATED THEY HAD LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B DISCUS B | N554T | Graham S. Thompson | Destroyed |
| Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A DISCUS A | N130JB | John M. Byrd | Minor |
Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1988 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-B | Whitwell, Tennessee, United States | Steven L. Bair | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1991 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-B | Medina, Texas, United States | Atsushi Kodama | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1992 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS BT | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | Pioti Turosienski | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1998 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1999 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A | Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2001 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 65 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Airborne Geophysics | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Pitts S-1C | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Cessna 310G | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Applebay ZUNI 2 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | Diane E. Weidenhammer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-31T | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Executive Air Service | Minor injuries | - |