# NTSB Accident GAA17CA298
> **SCHWEIZER SGS233** · 2017-05-20 · Springfield, VT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA298
- **Event ID:** 20170522X80616
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-20
- **Location:** Springfield, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.343612, -72.517219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS233
- **Registration:** N1242S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the glider landing short of the runway in trees.

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