# NTSB Accident DFW05CA075
> **Schweizer SGS1-26B** · 2005-02-20 · Midlothian, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05CA075
- **Event ID:** 20050302X00253
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-20
- **Location:** Midlothian, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.366664, -97.014167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS1-26B
- **Registration:** N7569
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment in distance/altitude and his failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on final to approach to landing.  Contributing factors were the lack of thermal lift and the gusty wind conditions.

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