# NTSB LAX72DUG23: Stinson L-5E, N68781, Elsinore, CA, October 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4438   71/10/9   ELSINORE,CALIF      STINSON L-5E        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 821
        TIME - 1130                    N68781              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68781](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68781), registered now, S/N 03960, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5E
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5E](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e) (registry code 8630210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark

## Other investigations on N68781 (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 LAX70DUG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG15), Jan 31, 1970: Stinson L-5 (N68781), Elsinore, CA, 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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