# Accident 19860329008269A: Rolsch LS3, Colorado Spring, CO, March 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1986, 13:25 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 (registry code 3801213, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329008269A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER WAS FORCED INTO A FENCE DURING FINAL APPROACH. TWO PILOTS REPORTED MICROBURST ACTIVITY OVER AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA107), Mar 29, 1986: Rolladen-Schneider L53 (N96JH), Colorado Spring, CO, 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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