# Accident 19770602014249A: Rolsch LS1C, Fairfield, PA, June 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Charnita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.7890° N, 77.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-77.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,870 total, 900 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602014249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SOARING COMPETITION.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TAKEOFF APT,RAN OUT OF UPDRAFTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT14), Jun 2, 1977: Schneider LS-1 (N88CW), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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