# NTSB Accident FTW98LA284
> **Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM** · 1998-06-15 · TAOS, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA284
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10325
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-15
- **Location:** TAOS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.380737, -105.570487
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** VENTUS CM
- **Registration:** N94DP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare.  Contributing to the accident was the sudden wind shift which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable when the aircraft was on final approach to land.

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