# NTSB LAX70D0204: Schweizer SGS233, N5782S, Elsinore, CA, November 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1969
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4465  69/11/22   ELSINORE,CALIF      SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 5 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5782S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DIDNT USE SPOILERS. FIRST SOLO FLT. PARKED ACFT STINSON L-5,N5015N,MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5782S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5782S-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 112, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark

## Other investigations on N5782S (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 LAX70D0225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0225), Dec 15, 1969: Schweizer SGS233 (N5782S), Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

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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