# NTSB Accident NYC96LA172
> **PZL-BIELSKO SZD-59** · 1996-08-24 · FRANCONIA, NH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA172
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06607
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-24
- **Location:** FRANCONIA, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PZL-BIELSKO
- **Model:** SZD-59
- **Registration:** N591SZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged altitude and distance which resulted in the collision with trees short of the runway.

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