# Accident 19810713040709A: Rolsch LS4, Hobbs, NM, July 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7305° N, 103.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobbs, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7305&lon=-103.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (registry code 3801250, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 68 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713040709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG42), Jul 13, 1981: Schneider LS-4 (N52AB), Hobbs, NM, 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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