# NTSB Accident CHI02LA266
> **Schweizer SGS-126E** · 2002-08-27 · Ionia, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA266
- **Event ID:** 20020927X05226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-27
- **Location:** Ionia, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.938056, -85.060554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS-126E
- **Registration:** N126CR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the runway end identifier light (REIL).  A factor to the accident was the REIL.

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