# Accident 19900528017469A: Rolsch LS1F, Mayville, NY, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 15:10 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2505° N, 79.4998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2505&lon=-79.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17EW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17EW-2024-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS1-F (registry code 3801211, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls1-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 25 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017469A

## Narrative

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

AILERON LOCKED FULL LEFT. UNABLE CONTROL,BAILED OUT AND LANDED. MINOR INJURY. AILERON PUSH ROD BENT ON WING REMOVAL

## 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 NYC90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA114), May 28, 1990: Rolladen-Schneider Lsif Sailplane (N17EW), Mayville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: JAMMED FLIGHT CONTROLS IN FLIGHT DUE TO A BENT AILERON PUSH-ROD.

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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