# Accident 19880422010132A: Rolsch LS4, Chester, SC, April 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Airport: Chester Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6994° N, 81.2106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6994&lon=-81.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BD-1993-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (registry code 3801250, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,745 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422010132A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER GLIDER, N295SZ, WHILE BOTH CIRCLING IN A THERMAL. LOST PART OF WING ON IMPACT AND BAILED OUT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N295SZ, Rolsch LS4: [Accident 19880422010131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422010131A)

## 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 ATL88LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA149), Apr 22, 1988: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (N45BD), Chester, SC, 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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