# NTSB Accident DEN99FA051
> **Cessna 172** · 1999-03-14 · GILL, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00301
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-03-14
- **Location:** GILL, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.649253, -105.029182
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6085A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional maneuvering at an unwarranted low altitude resulting in a collision with the ground.  Factors were the pilot's ostentatious behavioral display and reduced lighting (dusk) conditions.

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