# NTSB Accident FTW97FA249
> **Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B** · 1997-07-05 · HOBBS, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA249
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08353
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-05
- **Location:** HOBBS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.729141, -103.16085
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** VENTUS-2B
- **Registration:** N80077
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to select an off-field landing site with sufficient time/altitude to perform the landing which led to his failure to maintain airspeed.  A factor was the unfavorable wind.

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