Event FTW88DRG09

1988-09-10 BRIGGS, Texas, United States Airport · FLF Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8083

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SOCATA TBM 700

Year of manufacture

2013

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6A66D (850 hp)

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20131113

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB0256

Registrant of record

C3 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8083 SCHEMPP-HIRTH Standard Cirrus Serious

Probable cause & findings

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.

Factual narrative

A WITNESS RPRTD THE GLIDER WAS LOW & SLOW AS IT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT MANEUVERED THE GLIDER INTO A STEEP BANK TO ALIGN IT WITH THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CONTACTED THE TOP WIRE OF A FENCE NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY & CRASHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88DRG09.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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