LAX70F0083

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson L-5 · Elsinore, CA · August 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1969
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N63253Stinson L-5
Status
Completed · report October 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170356

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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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3-2394  69/8/10    ELSINORE,CALIF      STINSON L-5         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N63253              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 29, 1505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              ELSINORE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ACFT. HIT N5015N SUBS DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N63253
Reported as
Stinson L-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
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.