# NTSB LAX79FA027: Laister LP15, N15LP, Lake Elsinore, CA, January 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1979
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA · LAKE 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0031  79/1/27    LAKE ELSINORE,CA    LAISTER LP15        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 291
        TIME - 1602                    N15LP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY LARK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELSINORE,CA            LCL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15LP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15LP-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 52, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTER LP15
- Registry model: [Laister Sailplane Products LP-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-15) (registry code 5100108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Lark 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 19790127001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001669A), Jan 27, 1979: Laistr LP15B, Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was observed to make a steep turn on final. The nose came up after 180 deg of turn,then dropped.

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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