# NTSB Accident LAX97LA215
> **Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5** · 1997-06-17 · MACDOEL, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA215
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08175
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-17
- **Location:** MACDOEL, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.73954, -121.889907
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** NIMBUS 3/24.5
- **Registration:** N4427M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to see and avoid a set of power lines while making an off-airport landing due to a lack of lift.

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