# Accident 19951201039509A: Laistr LP15, Adelanto, CA, December 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1995, 14:18 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: Krey Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6609° N, 117.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6609&lon=-117.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6LS-2002-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laister Sailplane LP-15 (registry code 5100202, https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-lp-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTR LP15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 2 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201039509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE DOWNWIND TURN TO BASE LOW AND SLOW. STALLED AND IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WIND FAVORED OPPOSITE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA060), Dec 1, 1995: Laister LP-15 (N6LS), Adelanto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing wind conditions, and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the base-to-final turn.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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