19810713040709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS-4 · Hobbs, NM · July 13, 1981

Date
July 13, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Hobbs, NM
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQG42
Reported as
Rolsch LS4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,400 total68 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider pilot allowed aircraft to hit wires during off-airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO HIT WIRES DURING OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.