19840429014879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS3 · Warner Springs, CA · April 29, 1984

Date
April 29, 1984 · 13:40 local
Place
Warner Springs, CA
Airport
Butterfield Oaks
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N811
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA275
Reported as
Rolsch LS3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total29 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The glider impacted the ground at a high airspeed. Suspect diabetic pilot was attempting an emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH AIRSPEED. SUSPECT DIABETIC PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY 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.