# NTSB Accident NYC07LA095
> **Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18** · 2007-04-16 · Circleville, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC07LA095
- **Event ID:** 20070517X00578
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-04-16
- **Location:** Circleville, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.619998, -79.486663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rolladen-Schneider
- **Model:** LS8-18
- **Registration:** C-GFPQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider's inadvertent encounter with mechanical turbulence.

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