# NTSB Accident DFW05CA004
> **Schweizer SGS 1-26E** · 2004-10-08 · El Paso, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05CA004
- **Event ID:** 20041130X01884
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-08
- **Location:** El Paso, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.800928, -106.359176
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 1-26E
- **Registration:** N17911
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a local soaring flight.  A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.

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