# Accident 19950731020829A: Rolsch LS3, Sandia Park, NM, July 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sandia Park, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2498° N, 106.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2498&lon=-106.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen Schneider OHG LS-3-17 (registry code 3801217, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls-3-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 424 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731020829A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOW PLANE DISCONNECT. THUNDERSTORMS APPEARED. TURNED AWAY. LOST LIFT DUE OVERCAST. STRUCK CACTUS LANDING.

## 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 FTW95LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA325), Jul 31, 1995: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3-17 (N48EH), Sandia Park, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EVALUATION OF THE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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