# NTSB Accident ERA14CA031
> **SCHWEIZER SGS 1 26E** · 2013-10-19 · Eighty Four, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA031
- **Event ID:** 20131030X42723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-10-19
- **Location:** Eighty Four, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.130554, -80.096107
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS 1 26E
- **Registration:** N2997H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and glide path, which resulted in an overshoot, a hard landing, and a subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model.

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