# NTSB Accident WPR15LA142
> **SCHLEICHER ASW 27** · 2015-04-05 · Reno, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15LA142
- **Event ID:** 20150407X11506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-04-05
- **Location:** Reno, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.525554, -119.809448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW 27
- **Registration:** N27QV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The glider's encounter with severe turbulent atmospheric conditions after the pilot inadvertently entered clouds, which led to his inability to maintain a proper airspeed and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the glider.

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