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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS-4 · Wenatchee, WA · April 10, 1993

Date
April 10, 1993 · 16:00 local
Place
Wenatchee, WA
Airport
Pangborn Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7DZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA93LA095
Reported as
Rolsch LS4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total635 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Stayed in thermal area too long. Surface headwinds picked up. Unable to make runway. Struck large rock in a field.

As the FAA filed it

STAYED IN THERMAL AREA TOO LONG. SURFACE HEADWINDS PICKED UP. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. STRUCK LARGE ROCK IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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