# Accident 19950527014439A: Rolsch LS6, Montague, CA, May 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5104° N, 122.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5104&lon=-122.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64UW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64UW-1995-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (registry code 3801260, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527014439A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TOW RELEASE. ROLLED BOTH WAYS. SPIRAL TO IMPACT. NEGLECTED TO CONNECT RIGHT AILERON.

## 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 LAX95LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA196), May 27, 1995: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (N64UW), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly connect the aileron/flaperon quick disconnect fitting during assembly of the glider, and his inadequate preflight inspection.

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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