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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · Hobbs, NM · July 5, 1997

Date: July 5, 1997 · 17:22 local
Place: Hobbs, NM
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N80077
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97FA249

N80077Registration cancelled Feb 17, 2000 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2BS/N 9 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot reported that he was making an off airport landing near Hobbs, NM. Witnesses reported the aircraft was flying low; entered a climb; the wings rocked, and then the aircraft spiraled down hitting wires; then the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR HOBBS, NM. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW; ENTERED A CLIMB; THE WINGS ROCKED, AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALED DOWN HITTING WIRES; THEN THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97FA249Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHobbs, NMThe 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.Jul 5, 1997 · Destroyed