# NTSB Accident FTW03LA069
> **Wood Thorp T-18** · 2003-01-01 · Stephenville, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA069
- **Event ID:** 20030108X00035
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-01
- **Location:** Stephenville, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.215278, -98.177497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wood
- **Model:** Thorp T-18
- **Registration:** N335BW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control as result of his failure to compensate for the prevailing wind conditions.   A contributing factor was the gusty crosswinds.

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