NTSB FTW86LRG31 — 1986-08-06 · UVALDE, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N25SG

Make / Model: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6
Engine: NONE NONE
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19860220
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A256BC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N25SG ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6 None

Factual narrative

PILOT OF A ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6 GLIDER, N25SG, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY AT UVALDE, TX AIRPORT. PILOT HELD U.S.-FOREIGN PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION BASED ON GERMAN CERTIFICATION AND WAS REPRESENTING THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER DURING GLIDER COMPETITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN AND LAND FOR A PARACHUTE ADJUSTMENT. THE LANDING WAS DELAYED BY A DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. HOWEVER, THE PILOT ESCAPED INJURY. PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE/NOT REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LRG31.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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