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Schweizer SGS233 N5782S

15 December 1969 · Elsinore, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 December 1969 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N5782S, operated by Aero Enterpris, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elsinore, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Elsinore, California, United States
Nearest airport
Skylark
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS233
Registration
N5782S
Category
Glider
Operator
Aero Enterpris
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4560

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SPECTATOR TAKING MOVIES STOOD IN PATH OF ACFT. WAS STRUCK BY L WG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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22 Jun 1968 Schweizer SGS233
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no coordinates
Rochester Soar Minor injuries -

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