# NTSB Accident FTW96LA201
> **Schweizer SGS-233A** · 1996-05-03 · ODESSA, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA201
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-03
- **Location:** ODESSA, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS-233A
- **Registration:** N7773S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain the required airspeed resulting in a hard landing.  A factor was the lack of thermal lift.

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