# NTSB Accident FTW98LA102
> **MARTIN VARIEZE** · 1998-01-19 · ARTESIA, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA102
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09432
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-19
- **Location:** ARTESIA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.839485, -104.429153
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MARTIN
- **Model:** VARIEZE
- **Registration:** N27CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the prevailing crosswind and the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft.

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