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NTSB accident investigation · Laister LP-49 · Elsinore, CA · February 12, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 12, 1972
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1101TLaister LP-49
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165183

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0308  72/2/12    ELSINORE,CALIF      LAISTER LP-49       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 950
        TIME - 1440                    N1101T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 223 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL GLIDER STALLED ABOUT 300 FT AGL DURING RIDGE SOARING.

Aircraft

Registration
N1101T
Reported as
Laister LP-49
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.