# NTSB Accident WPR11FA302
> **SCHLEICHER ASW-20** · 2011-07-02 · Lone Pine, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA302
- **Event ID:** 20110703X04725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-02
- **Location:** Lone Pine, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.483612, -118.094169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW-20
- **Registration:** N838KS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider encountered a strong downward orographic wind flow and turbulence that forced it into terrain. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to operate the glider very close to the terrain.

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