- Date
- February 14, 1971
- Place
- Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1578Slingsby T-53
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160081
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0717 71/2/14 ELSINORE,CALIF SLINGSBY T-53 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 61 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N1578 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELSINORE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- 1ST SOLO FLT AFTR 11YRS NOT FLYING,2HRS DUAL.FORGOT DIVE BRAKES MUST BE CLOSED MANUALLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1578
- Reported as
- Slingsby T-53
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylark Field
N1578Registration cancelled Mar 9, 2018 · Slingsby T-53BAirframe modelSlingsby T-53BEngine modelNONE
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