# Accident 19871226071839A: Rolsch LS3, Santa Ynez, CA, December 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6407° N, 120.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6407&lon=-120.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 295 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226071839A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SUN AND TOO LOW AND SLOW. ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND STRUCK A TREE ON A MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX88DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ03), Dec 27, 1987: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 (N75FE), Santa Ynez, CA, destroyed

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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