# NTSB Accident NYC01LA121
> **Schweizer SGS 1-26E** · 2001-05-12 · New Milford, CT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01LA121
- **Event ID:** 20010521X00979
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-12
- **Location:** New Milford, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.575, -73.459999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 1-26E
- **Registration:** N33907
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's improper decision to fly northeast of the airport with winds from the southwest, and his subsequent diverted attention to the glider's proximity to the airport while he searched for thermals, which resulted in an off airport landing.

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