# NTSB LAX79DUG56: Laister LP-49, N49LP, Adelanto, CA, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2430  79/9/29    ADELANTO,CA         LAISTER LP-49       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N49LP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADELANTO,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49LP-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 18, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTER LP-49
- Registry model: [Lewis LP-49](https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-lp-49) (registry code 05647V9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790929027169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929027169A), Sep 29, 1979: Laistr LP49, Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot entered an intentional spin at 10,000 feet MSL. Aircraft failed to recover.

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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