# Accident 20100315029529A: Rolladen-Sc LS-4, Jasper, TN, March 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jasper, TN
- Airport: Marion Co. Brown Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1044° N, 85.5128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1044&lon=-85.5128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N465CB) (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: ROLLADEN-SC LS-4
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 84 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100315029529A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N465CB, LS-4 GLIDER TOOK OFF FROM MARION COUNTY AIRPORT, TN ON 3/15/2010.  GLIDER WAS ALOFT FOR SHORT TIME AFTER RELEASE FROM TOW PLANE.  GLIDER LOST LIFT COLLIDED INTO THE TREES AT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE.  GLIDER SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE.  PILOT UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA10CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA176), Mar 15, 2010: Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 (N465CB), Jasper, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate in-flight planning by the glider pilot to intentionally cross a ridge at low altitude, resulting in the in-flight collision with trees.

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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