# NTSB LAX74FUQ24: Laister LP-49, N275LP, Santa Brbra, CA, December 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Santa Brbra, CA · SANTA BRBRA, CA
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4008  73/12/22   SANTA BRBRA,CALIF   LAISTER LP-49       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1558                    N275LP              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA YNEZ,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
                                                                    12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOST LIFT,LNDD ON ROCKY BCH.GLIDER WASHED ASEA,NOT RCVRD.VARIOMETER.SBA TWR BRFNG.CNTR LINE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N275LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275LP-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 15, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTER LP-49
- Registry model: [Laister Sailplane Products LP-49](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-49) (registry code 5100102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731222041029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222041029A), Dec 22, 1973: Laistr LP49, Santa Brbra, CA, Destroyed. Lost lift,lndd on rocky bch. Glider washed asea,not rcvrd. Variometer.sba twr brfng. Cntr line gr.

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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