# NTSB Accident LAX03CA201
> **Schleicher ASW-20** · 2003-06-15 · Idyllwild, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03CA201
- **Event ID:** 20030711X01072
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-15
- **Location:** Idyllwild, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.733333, -116.733329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schleicher
- **Model:** ASW-20
- **Registration:** N34LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The combined effects of a loss of thermal lift and a gust induced loss of airspeed at a low above ground altitude, which resulted in a descent to impact with trees.  The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance margin while cruising in mountainous terrain was a factor.

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