# NTSB Accident DEN99LA045
> **Cessna 185** · 1999-03-01 · DURANGO, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA045
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00304
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-03-01
- **Location:** DURANGO, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.269557, -107.880462
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N9823X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and inadvertently allowing the airplane to ground loop.  Factors were gusty crosswind conditions, pertinent crosswind information not made available by the manufacturer, and FAA's inadequate certification and approval of the airplane.

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