# Accident 19930410014089A: Rolsch LS4, Wenatchee, WA, April 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3703° N, 120.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3703&lon=-120.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7DZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7DZ-2024-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (registry code 3801250, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 635 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410014089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA095), Apr 10, 1993: Rolladen-Schneider LS4A (N7DZ), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISJUDGED WEATHER EVALUATION. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH WINDS ENCOUNTERED ON APPROACH.

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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