# Accident 19910702025589A: Sphrth VENTUSA, Marfa, TX, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Airport: Marfa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3097° N, 104.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3097&lon=-104.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9999R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999R-2006-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM (registry code 3800266, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Solo 2350 series (registry code 58107, https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST LIFT ON MOTORIZED LAUNCH,STRUCK A FENCE AND IMPACTED SIDEWAYS.DENSITY ALTITUDE AND DOWNDRAFT PLUS LOW POWER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA114), Jul 2, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM (N9999R), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE DOWNDRAFT, AND THE DTERIORTED CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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