# NTSB Accident WPR09LA449
> **SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34** · 2009-09-12 · Lake Elsinore, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA449
- **Event ID:** 20090914X73814
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-09-12
- **Location:** Lake Elsinore, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.630001, -117.301666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS 1-34
- **Registration:** N7656
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider after the tow line released during the initial climb.

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