# Accident 19940508010329A: Rolsch LS4, Elbert, CO, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2200° N, 104.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2200&lon=-104.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4MN-2017-09-21) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA151), May 8, 1994: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (N4MN), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT ON THE PART OF BOTH PILOTS. A FACTOR WAS POOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

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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