# NTSB Accident ERA15LA375
> **SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS 2CT** · 2015-09-24 · Blacksburg, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA375
- **Event ID:** 20150925X40929
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-24
- **Location:** Blacksburg, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.155834, -80.324447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- **Model:** VENTUS 2CT
- **Registration:** N710JC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines during the off-airport landing attempt.

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