# NTSB Accident WPR18FA247
> **Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus T** · 2018-09-02 · New Washoe City, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA247
- **Event ID:** 20180902X31909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-09-02
- **Location:** New Washoe City, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.304169, -119.86096
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** Duo Discus T
- **Registration:** N22XC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s delayed recovery from an inadvertent spin and/or spiral dive and an exceedance of the glider’s design limit load during recovery, which resulted in an overload failure of both wings.

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