# NTSB Accident IAD02LA036
> **Schweizer SGS 1-26A** · 2002-03-10 · Strausburg, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02LA036
- **Event ID:** 20020315X00351
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-10
- **Location:** Strausburg, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.950832, -78.319999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 1-26A
- **Registration:** N3878A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather resulted in a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in an impact with trees.

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