# Accident 19980714030929A: Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A, Salina, UT, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998
- Place: Salina, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9496° N, 111.8306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9496&lon=-111.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41MN-2026-09-24) (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)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714030929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1755 MDT, A ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS 4A (GLIDER), N41MN, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR SALINA, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PAROWAN, UTAH, APPROXIMATELY 1415. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, BUT DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN, WHICH SEVERED THE TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW98LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA326), Jul 14, 1998: Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A (N41MN), Salina, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a landing. Contributing was the loss of thermal lift and high vegetation.

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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