# NTSB Accident FTW98LA385
> **JOBE'S TE-1** · 1998-09-06 · ALAMOGORDO, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA385
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-06
- **Location:** ALAMOGORDO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.880836, -105.950248
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JOBE'S
- **Model:** TE-1
- **Registration:** N6EZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper maintenance procedures (failure to preserve the engine during numerous storage periods over 30 days) and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. Factors were the pilot's lack of experience in type of aircraft and the high density altitude weather conditions.

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