# NTSB Accident FTW96LA090
> **PIPER PA-28-181** · 1996-01-12 · COLLBRAN, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-12
- **Location:** COLLBRAN, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.230049, -107.949684
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N2132J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional flight at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate terrain clearance to compensate for a downdraft.  The downdraft was a related factor.

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