# NTSB Accident FTW02LA237
> **Schweizer SGS 1-26B** · 2002-08-15 · Hobbs, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA237
- **Event ID:** 20020819X01422
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-15
- **Location:** Hobbs, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.6875, -103.216941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 1-26B
- **Registration:** N696U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in the loss of thermal lift.  A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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