# Accident 19860622026739A: Rolsch LS4, Rochester, VT, June 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1986, 17:50 local time
- Place: Rochester, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8704° N, 72.8036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8704&lon=-72.8036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 316 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622026739A

## Narrative

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

THE WING OF THE GLIDER STRUCK THE GROUND DURING AN OPEN FIELD LANDING. SUSPECT THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND.

## 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 NYC86FNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC04), Jun 22, 1986: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A (N430RH), Rochester, VT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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