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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS-4 · Elbert, CO · May 8, 1994

Date
May 8, 1994 · 16:00 local
Place
Elbert, CO
Airport
Black Forest Glider Park Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4MN
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA151
Reported as
Rolsch LS4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Landing saw towplane off right side banked avoid collision. Wing hit. Glider cartwheeled. Aircraft on tow runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING SAW TOWPLANE OFF RIGHT SIDE BANKED AVOID COLLISION. WING HIT. GLIDER CARTWHEELED. AIRCRAFT ON TOW RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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