# NTSB Accident DEN99LA043
> **Beech 35-C33** · 1999-02-28 · LEADVILLE, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00154
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-28
- **Location:** LEADVILLE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.239406, -106.289749
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 35-C33
- **Registration:** N977MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's in-flight decision to turn into rising terrain, and his decision to fly into and out of the airport in a heavy weight condition after the local flight instructor/FAA accident prevention counselor recommended that he should not.  Factors were the high density altitude, and the rising terrain.

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