# NTSB Accident DEN89LA057
> **BUMGARTNER/HIRT STEEN SKYBOLT** · 1989-01-05 · QUEMADO, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA057
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27570
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-05
- **Location:** QUEMADO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.310729, -108.790374
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BUMGARTNER/HIRT
- **Model:** STEEN SKYBOLT
- **Registration:** N312BH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT A SUITABLE LANDING STRIP/AREA.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH TERRAIN AND LOW CEILING ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT, HAZE, AND THE SOFT CONDITION OF THE SELECTED LANDING STRIP.

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