Slingsby T-53 N1578

14 February 1971 · Elsinore, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 14 February 1971 at about 14:45 local time, a Slingsby T-53 registered N1578, operated by Phoenix Club I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elsinore, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 14 February 1971 at 14:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Elsinore, California, United States
Nearest airport: Skylark Field
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Slingsby T-53
Registration: N1578
Category: Glider
Operator: Phoenix Club I
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Practice
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0717

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	1	0	0

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

1ST SOLO FLT AFTR 11YRS NOT FLYING,2HRS DUAL.FORGOT DIVE BRAKES MUST BE CLOSED MANUALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0717, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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