# Accident 20250611007669A: Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL, Tonasket, WA, June 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2025, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tonasket, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7505° N, 118.9959° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7505&lon=-118.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL (registry code 05621L6, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-7wl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLLADEN SCHNEIDER LS-7WL
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 74 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250611007669A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LOST LIFT.

## 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 WPR25LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA177), Jun 11, 2025: Rolladen Schneider LS-7WL (N78AW), Tonasket, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

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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