# NTSB Accident DEN08LA137
> **Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A** · 2008-08-09 · Brackettville, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA137
- **Event ID:** 20080814X01240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-09
- **Location:** Brackettville, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.211111, -99.743331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** Ventus 2A
- **Registration:** N777UN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot of N777UN to exit the thermal upon losing visual contact with the other gliders, resulting in a midair collision.

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