# NTSB Accident DEN99LA117
> **Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6** · 1999-07-11 · HOBBS, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA117
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19243
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-11
- **Location:** HOBBS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.730545, -103.159561
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** VENTUS B/16.6
- **Registration:** N176V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning.  Factors were the loss of thermal lift, the subsequent stall/spin, and the fence post that he impacted.

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