Laister LK10 N53619
24 July 1983 · Jacumba, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Laister LK10 registered N53619 was involved in an accident near Jacumba, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacumba, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jacumba (L78)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Laister LK10
- Registration
- N53619
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA358
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
THE ACFT STRUCK A BUSH DURING A LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT NOTED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AT THAT POSITION DID NOT REGISTER BELOW 60 MPH BY DESIGN. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD NO RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKEOF ACFT AND HAD NO FEELING FOR AIRSPEED IN IT. HE SAW THE ACFT WAS LOW AND SLOW AND REACHED TO CLOSE THE DIVE BRAKES AS THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE. THE ACFT IMPACTED A BUSH WITH THE LEFT WING AND GROUNDLOOPED COMING TO REST SHORT OF RWY 25.THE INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS AT THE TIME AND GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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