LAX68D0241

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS126 · Elsinore, CA · December 10, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1967
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3865ASchweizer SGS126
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113093

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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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3-4449  67/12/10   ELSINORE,CALIF      SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1196
        TIME - 1315                    N3865A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER OPERATION OF FACILITIES
        REMARKS- LANDED ON AUTO CROSSING RNWY.FAILURE OF ARPT MANAGEMENT TO KEEP RNWY CLEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N3865A
Reported as
Schweizer SGS126
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.