# NTSB LAX71DUG98: Stinson L5, N5015N, Elsinore, CA, February 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUG98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0660   71/2/6    ELSINORE,CALIF      STINSON L5          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N5015N              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 30, 796 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        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- PLT PROPPED UNOCCUPIED ACFT.NO PARKING BRAKE,OLD TIRES FOR CHOCKS.HIT N5737S,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5015N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5015N), registered now, S/N 76-149, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L5
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (registry code 8630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670-6N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (registry code 17318, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark

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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