# NTSB Accident ERA20CA178
> **Schempp Hirth VENTUS 2CT** · 2020-05-11 · Stuarts Draft, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA178
- **Event ID:** 20200512X74404
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-05-11
- **Location:** Stuarts Draft, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.9925, -78.981391
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp Hirth
- **Model:** VENTUS 2CT
- **Registration:** N514TW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed attempted engine start.

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