# NTSB Accident WPR19FA241
> **Glaser Dirks DG 300 ELAN** · 2019-08-25 · Wilkeson, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA241
- **Event ID:** 20190826X65749
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-25
- **Location:** Wilkeson, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.129165, -122.05583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Glaser Dirks
- **Model:** DG 300 ELAN
- **Registration:** N300GG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s delayed decision to land following a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in collision with trees during the landing approach.

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