# NTSB Accident SEA98TA156
> **Schweizer SGS 2-33** · 1998-08-02 · EPHRATA, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98TA156
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10966
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-02
- **Location:** EPHRATA, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.269962, -119.589462
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 2-33
- **Registration:** N5720S
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors were panic and inadequate initial training.

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