Schempp-Hirth aircraft accidents

86 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Schempp-Hirth aircraft (1983–2024), with 28 people killed and 17 seriously injured. 29% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 52%, followed by aircraft or equipment (43%).
• Recorded accidents went from 3 in 1983 to 1 in 2023.

Deadliest accidents

1. Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 4DM, Minden, NV (Jul 13, 1999) · 2 killed
2. Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3DM, Alamogordo, NM (May 24, 2001) · 2 killed
3. Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus T, New Washoe City, NV (Sep 2, 2018) · 2 killed
4. Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS II, California City, CA (May 1, 1983) · 1 killed
5. Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, Bridgeport, CA (May 22, 1983) · 1 killed
6. Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS, Damascus, MD (Jul 7, 1983) · 1 killed
7. Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A, Ephrata, WA (Jul 12, 1984) · 1 killed
8. Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A, Middletown, NY (Aug 24, 1986) · 1 killed
9. Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C, California City, CA (Sep 3, 1990) · 1 killed
10. Schempp-Hirth VENTUS C, Durango, CO (Jun 13, 1991) · 1 killed

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Other aircraft makers

• Cessna · 24,148 accidents
• Piper · 13,241 accidents
• Beech · 4,780 accidents
• Bell · 2,250 accidents
• Boeing · 1,579 accidents
• Robinson · 1,575 accidents
• Mooney · 1,237 accidents
• Grumman · 1,000 accidents
• Air Tractor · 932 accidents
• Bellanca · 918 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.