Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 N3025R
10 April 1983 · La Jolla, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 April 1983 at about 21:10 local time, a Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 registered N3025R was involved in an accident near La Jolla, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Jolla, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Torrey Pines Gliderport (CA84)
- Coordinates
- 32.8592, -117.2400
- Aircraft
- Rolladen-Schneider LS-4
- Registration
- N3025R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Jolla → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA190
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE PLT WAS QUALIFIED FOR SOLO WINCH LAUNCHES IN AN SGS-1-26 GLIDER. ON HIS 1ST WINCH LAUNCH USING A C.G. HOOK IN THIS GLIDER, HE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO ENTER AN ABNORMALLY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, WHICH WAS OBSERVED THRU-OUT THE TAKEOFF PROCESS. THE GLIDE THEN ENTERED A STALL-SPIN & CRASHED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, FORWARD ELEVATOR MUST BE USED AFTER LEAVING THE GROUND DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TOW HOOK & THE TENDENCY OF THE GLIDER TO ENTER A STEEP NOSE-UP ATTITUDE. THE MANUAL REQUIRED PRONOUNCED FORWARD PRESSURE THRU-OUT THE TRANSITION ARC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1984 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Sugarbush, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Tatum, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1988 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Chester, South Carolina, United States | John F. Good | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1994 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Ashburnham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2010 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |