# NTSB LAX73DUG58: Schweizer 2-33A, N17961, Elsinore, CA, May 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1973
- 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 October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2509  73/5/28    ELSINORE,CALIF      SCHWEIZER 2-33A     CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N17961              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK GLIDER PT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT HI ON APCH,MADE 360DEG TURN.UN TO MAKE AIRPORT,HIT POLE IN FLD.NO INST IN OFF-AIRPORT LNDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17961](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17961-1997-11-08), registration cancelled 1997-11-08, S/N 261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark Glider Pt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730528020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528020119A), May 28, 1973: Scwzer SGS233, Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Plt hi on apch,made 360DEG turn. Un to make airport,hit pole in fld. No inst in off-airport lndgs.

## Other investigations on N17961 (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 LAX77DUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ44), Jul 20, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N17961), Rosamond, 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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