# NTSB LAX72AL044: Schweizer SGU222, N8691R, Elsinore, CA, January 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1972
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0030   72/1/8    ELSINORE,CALIF      SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N8691R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PREMATURE TOW RELEASE AT ACFT,REASON UNKNOWN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- FROST/ICE ON WGS.NOSE HI SLOW SPEED ATTITUDE OBS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8691R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8691R-1972-07-24), registration cancelled 1972-07-24, S/N 165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU222
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (registry code 8050612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Skylark

## Other investigations on N8691R (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 SEA66F0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0011), May 28, 1965: Schweizer 2-22E (N8691R), Eugene, OR, 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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