# NTSB Accident CEN10LA459
> **SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS-2B** · 2010-08-04 · Batesville, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10LA459
- **Event ID:** 20100805X84210
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-08-04
- **Location:** Batesville, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.043611, -99.671943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- **Model:** VENTUS-2B
- **Registration:** N7470C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Both glider pilots’ inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.

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