Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to select an off-field landing site with sufficient time/altitude to perform the landing which led to his failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the unfavorable wind.
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NTSB investigation record
FTW97FA249
CompletedSchempp-Hirth Ventus-2B· N80077
- Date
- July 5, 1997
- Location
- Hobbs, NM
- Conditions
- VMC
- Record
- Completed
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