Rollander LS-1C N85AA
30 June 1972 · Toyah, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1972 at about 17:00 local time, a Rollander LS-1C registered N85AA was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Toyah, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toyah, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rollander LS-1C
- Registration
- N85AA
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Marfa Tex → Marfa Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2828
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE AVOIDING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DURING LDG ACFT HIT NOSE LOW WITH A HIGH ANGLE OF BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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