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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS3-A · Sparks, NV · July 31, 1990

Date
July 31, 1990 · 12:00 local
Place
Sparks, NV
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N34AZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA264
Reported as
Rolsch LS3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,939 total48 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered severe turbulence on recent injured head and arm. Unable control pitch. Bailed out. Pushpull rod broke.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON RECENT INJURED HEAD AND ARM. UNABLE CONTROL PITCH. BAILED OUT. PUSHPULL ROD BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.