# Accident 19940807020339A: Rolsch LS4, Cannan, NH, August 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cannan, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N245JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A (registry code 3801251, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-4a) (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: 1,266 total, 994 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020339A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING IN THERMAL NEAR RIDGE. LOST THERMAL. ENTERED HIGH SINK RATE. STALLED AVOIDING RIDGE. DROPPED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC94LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA155), Aug 7, 1994: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A (N245JD), Cannan, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE A LOSS OF LIFT AND THE PILOT'S IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO MANEUVER TOO…

## Other reports on N245JD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840526025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526025019A), May 26, 1984: Rolsch LS4 (N245JD), Pepperell, MA, Substantial damage. Wing struck a high clump of grass on takeoff tow. Released and glider ground looped.

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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