# NTSB Accident FTW89DRA07
> **LOWE/BENSEN KB-2** · 1989-07-14 · WHARTON, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89DRA07
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28821
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-14
- **Location:** WHARTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.310386, -96.090934
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LOWE/BENSEN
- **Model:** KB-2
- **Registration:** N7037K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE STUDENT PILOT BY PERFORMING EXCESSIVE/LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) ABOVE THE OPEN FIELD.  HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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