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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS-4 · Ashburn, GA · June 8, 1983

Date
June 8, 1983 · 18:30 local
Place
Ashburn, GA
Airport
Turner Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60LS
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA223
Reported as
Rolsch LS4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,686 total98 in this make and model0 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.

Ran out of lift on glider cross country meet. Landed in a cut over wheat field. A wing hit a clump of uncut wheat.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF LIFT ON GLIDER CROSS COUNTRY MEET. LANDED IN A CUT OVER WHEAT FIELD. A WING HIT A CLUMP OF UNCUT WHEAT.

NTSB investigation

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