# Accident 19900609019279A: Rolsch LS3A, Vacaville, CA, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116TD-2013-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A (registry code 3801214, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls3-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019279A

## Narrative

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

WHILE THERMALING STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX90LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA212), Jun 9, 1990: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3A (N116TD), Vacaville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N116TD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800726080909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726080909I), Jul 26, 1980: Rolsch LS3 (N116TD), Oriskany, VA, Minor damage. Glider struck fence post during off airport landing.

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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