# NTSB LAX71DUG46: Slingsby T-53, N1578, Elsinore, CA, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1578-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 1577, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY T-53
- Registry model: [Slingsby T-53B](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t-53b) (registry code 8321508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark Field

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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