# NTSB Accident LAX91LA378
> **SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS-B** · 1991-08-31 · MOJAVE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA378
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17918
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-08-31
- **Location:** MOJAVE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.14923, -117.919006
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- **Model:** VENTUS-B
- **Registration:** N901DH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE GLIDER PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN.  FACTORS WHICH RELATED TO THE PILOT BEING LOW COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE PILOT HAD NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO WITNESSES WERE IDENTIFIED WHO OBSERVED THE GLIDER OTHER THAN DURING ITS FINAL FEW SECONDS OF FLIGHT.

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