# NTSB LAX68D0322: Pratt-Read PR-G1, N63171, La Jolla, CA, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: La Jolla, CA · LA JOLLA, CA
- Location: 32.8473° N, 117.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Jolla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8473&lon=-117.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0322

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0254   68/2/4    LA JOLLA,CALIF      PRATT-READ PR-G1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 107
        TIME - 1430                    N63171              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORREY PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/O AT TOO STEEP ANGLE. TOW WINCH FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63171](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63171-1997-10-25), registration cancelled 1997-10-25, S/N 4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRATT-READ PR-G1
- Registry model: [Pratt Read PR-G1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pratt-read-pr-g1) (registry code 7300102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrey Pines

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.

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