20250611007669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL · Tonasket, WA · June 11, 2025

Date: June 11, 2025 · 16:30 local
Place: Tonasket, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78AW
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25LA177
Reported as: Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total74 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N78AWRegistered now · Rolladen Schneider LS-7WLS/N 7059 · Built 1989 Airframe modelRolladen Schneider LS-7WL Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider lost lift.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER LOST LIFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR25LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTonasket, WAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.Jun 11, 2025 · Substantial damage