# Accident 19910622026499A: Rolsch LS6, Boerne, TX, June 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Airport: Grier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8999° N, 98.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8999&lon=-98.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (registry code 3801260, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622026499A

## Narrative

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

RELEASED TOW LOW ALTITUDE. NO THERMALS. TRIED RETURN AIRPORT. UNABLE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN SKID DUE WING IN WEEDS.

## 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 FTW91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA119), Jun 22, 1991: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (N6MN), Boerne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RELEASE AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE PRIOR TO LOOKING FOR THERMAL ACTIVITY AND THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS WERE THE DOWNDRAFT AND THE TALL GRASS ENCOUNTERED DURING…

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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