Final NTSB investigations: Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1984 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801251'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801251'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR19LA181Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRolladen Schneider LS4 · Moriarty, NMAn in-flight cardiac event which necessitated an emergency landing, and which the pilot succumbed to.NTSB FTW98LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS 4A · Salina, UTThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a landing. Contributing was the loss of thermal lift and high vegetation.NTSB NYC94LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-4A · Cannan, NHThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and inflight collision with terrain. Factors were a loss of lift and the pilot's in-flight decision to maneuver too close to the ridge.NTSB BFO91LA084Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-4A · Clifton Forge, VAThe pilot's misjudgement of altitude, distance and speed which resulted in landing overshoot.NTSB ATL88LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-4 · Chester, SCWhile thermaling during the sailplane competition, N45BD was slightly higher and to the left of N295SZ. N45BD made a right turn and struck the right inboard wing section of N294SZ with the outboard wing tip of N45BD. The outboard wing tip of N45BD separated…NTSB NYC84LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-4A · Pepperell, MAThe glider was attempting a tow-launch when the right wing tip struck a clump of high grass. The glider yawed right and collided with the asphalt rwy, breaking the fuselage and collapsing the landing gear. The pilot stated that the grass was too high for a…