Accident · 1988-09-10

NTSB case FTW88DRG09 · SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1988-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS (N8083)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: THOMAS MACJARRETT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): THOMAS MACJARRETT

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AS HE MANEUVERED TO RE-ALIGN THE GLIDER DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN 45-60 DEGREE BANK ANGLE AT VERY LOW ALTITUDES, WHICH CULMINATED IN THE LESS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE FENCE.

Source: NTSB case FTW88DRG09

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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