- Date
- June 22, 1986, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, VT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N430RHRolladen-Schneider LS-4A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860622026739A
- Case key
- 30227
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Analysis
The pilot was participating in a x-country soaring race. Aprox 15 miles from destination and for unknown reasons, the pilot experienced in flight collision with terrain. There was no evidence of pre-impact malfunction or failure. The pilot was certificated and qualified for the flight. Another glider plt saw the acc acft as it circled to gain alt to clear a ridge for landing. Visual contact was lost and a short time later a wingtip was seen in an open field. There were no known witnesses to the crash. On site investigation revealed that the wing had separated during impact and the fuselage was damaged on the rt side of the cockpit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N430RH
- Reported as
- Rolladen-Schneider LS-4A
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 4384
- Airframe hours
- 309
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald L. Hatcher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1986 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- 0B7 · Warren, VT
- Destination
- OB7 · Warren, VT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 316 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MPV, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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