# NTSB Accident ERA25LA354
> **JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD JS3** · 2025-09-13 · New Castle, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25LA354
- **Event ID:** 20250919201045
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-09-13
- **Location:** New Castle, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.483463, -80.099769
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD
- **Model:** JS3
- **Registration:** N68MF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to properly configure the glider for landing, which resulted in an excessive descent rate during approach, and subsequent collision with trees short of the intended landing area.

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