# Accident 19860420061712A: Rolsch LS4, Warner Springs, CA, April 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1986, 14:43 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8406° N, 117.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8406&lon=-117.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 755 total, 637 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86MA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420061712A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A US NAVY A7E THAT WAS ON A LOW LEVEL TRAINING FLIGHT. 50EH LOST 3 FEET OF LEFT WING BUT LANDED OK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- 2MIL: [Accident 19860420061711A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420061711A)

## 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 LAX86MA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA186), Apr 20, 1986: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (N50EH), Warner Springs, CA, 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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