# NTSB LAX74DUG53: Howard DGA15P, N65E, Lk Elsinore, CA, May 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Lk Elsinore, CA · LK 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0931   74/5/4    LK ELSINORE,CALIF   HOWARD DGA15P       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0855                    N65E                PX-  0  0  5  PARAJUMP-SPORT            601 TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK ELSINORE,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- AT LIFTOFF PWR LOSS FOLLOWED BY PWR INCREASE. PLT LND IN CRAB ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65E), registered now, S/N 501, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark Field

## 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 19740504011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504011989A), May 4, 1974: Jbmstr DGA15P, Lk Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. At liftoff pwr loss followed by pwr increase. Plt lnd in crab attitude.

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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