# NTSB Accident LAX04CA270
> **PDPS PZL-BIELSKO SZD-50-3** · 2004-07-18 · Lone Pine, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA270
- **Event ID:** 20040730X01116
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-18
- **Location:** Lone Pine, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.588333, -118.05194
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PDPS PZL-BIELSKO
- **Model:** SZD-50-3
- **Registration:** N19SZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain runway alignment, and misjudged the clearance between the tree and the wing resulting in a collision with the tree.

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