# Accident 19830608024619A: Rolsch LS4, Ashburn, GA, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ashburn, GA
- Airport: Turner Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7004° N, 83.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7004&lon=-83.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60LS) (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: 1,686 total, 98 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608024619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA223), Jun 8, 1983: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A (N60LS), Ashburn, GA, 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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