# NTSB Accident ERA21LA395
> **SCHEMPP HIRTH VENTUS C** · 2021-04-22 · Wagener, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA395
- **Event ID:** 20220407104912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-04-22
- **Location:** Wagener, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.644327, -81.348606
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP HIRTH
- **Model:** VENTUS C
- **Registration:** N571RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Impact with trees during a forced landing in atmospheric lift conditions that were insufficient to maintain flight. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to return to the airport.

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