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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS3A · Bishop, CA · July 13, 1983

Date
July 13, 1983 · 12:15 local
Place
Bishop, CA
Airport
Bishop
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56TM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA333
Reported as
Rolsch LS3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total400 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 collided with mountain ridge during soaring contest. Pilot was observed flying on leeward side of ridge.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN RIDGE DURING SOARING CONTEST. PILOT WAS OBSERVED FLYING ON LEEWARD SIDE OF RIDGE.

NTSB investigation

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