# NTSB Accident LAX01LA038
> **Schweizer SGS 1-36** · 2000-11-11 · LAKE ELSINORE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-11
- **Location:** LAKE ELSINORE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.679664, -117.369949
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 1-36
- **Registration:** N3621R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged altitude approaching the airstrip and his failure to maintain airspeed resulted in the glider's collision with trees.

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