Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A N430RH

Summary

On 22 June 1986 at about 21:50 local time, a Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A registered N430RH was involved in an accident near Rochester, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 1986 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Rochester, Vermont, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A

Registration

N430RH

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warren → Warren

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86FNC04

1 person died.

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

THE PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN A X-COUNTRY SOARING RACE. APROX 15 MILES FROM DESTINATION AND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PILOT WAS CERTIFICATED AND QUALIFIED FOR THE FLIGHT. ANOTHER GLIDER PLT SAW THE ACC ACFT AS IT CIRCLED TO GAIN ALT TO CLEAR A RIDGE FOR LANDING. VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST AND A SHORT TIME LATER A WINGTIP WAS SEEN IN AN OPEN FIELD. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE CRASH. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WING HAD SEPARATED DURING IMPACT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED ON THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.