# NTSB Accident BFO91LA082
> **Schempp-Hirth VENUS CM** · 1991-09-14 · NEW CASTLE, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO91LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18038
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-09-14
- **Location:** NEW CASTLE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.499782, -80.109024
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** VENUS CM
- **Registration:** N102AG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL MUSH.  CONTRIBUTING WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CAUSING DETERIORATED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERGROSS AIRCRAFT CONDITION.

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