# NTSB Accident ERA20CA151
> **Pipistrel SINUS** · 2020-04-10 · Townsend, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA151
- **Event ID:** 20200410X12023
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-04-10
- **Location:** Townsend, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.570835, -83.584999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pipistrel
- **Model:** SINUS
- **Registration:** N711MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The motor glider's encounter with atmospheric lift conditions that were not sufficient to maintain flight, which necessitated a forced landing and resulted in impact with vegetation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed decision to restart the motor glider's engine.

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