# NTSB Accident GAA19CA469
> **Schempp Hirth VENTUS 2A** · 2019-07-26 · Wurtsboro, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA469
- **Event ID:** 20190729X40339
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-26
- **Location:** Wurtsboro, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.597221, -74.458335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp Hirth
- **Model:** VENTUS 2A
- **Registration:** N57LK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly secure the glider’s canopy before flight, which resulted in it opening in flight and the pilot's inability to maintain an appropriate final approach path and altitude, which resulted in impact with a shipping container.

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