NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC84LA188
Registry · N245JD
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS 4A
Year of manufacture
1983 · 1 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19890821
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2435E
Registrant of record
STALLMAN JON M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE 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 LOW WING SAILPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_NYC84LA188.txt.
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