# NTSB Accident ATL02LA177
> **Schempp-Hirth KA8B** · 2002-09-28 · Tullahoma, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02LA177
- **Event ID:** 20021022X05364
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-28
- **Location:** Tullahoma, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.381668, -86.246665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** KA8B
- **Registration:** N8747
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot misjudged the airspeed and altitude during a visual approach to land that resulted in the in-flight collision with the trees.

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