LAX68D0055

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS2-8 · Elsinore, CA · July 7, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1967
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N53285Schweizer SGS2-8
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115418

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2281   67/7/7    ELSINORE,CALIF      SCHWEIZER SGS2-8    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N53285              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 68, 937 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            548 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N53285
Reported as
Schweizer SGS2-8
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skylark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.