# NTSB Accident FTW96LA180
> **Whistle QUESTAIR VENTURE M20** · 1996-04-23 · WATKINS, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA180
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05568
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-23
- **Location:** WATKINS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.75048, -104.600677
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Whistle
- **Model:** QUESTAIR VENTURE M20
- **Registration:** N68U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting and quartering tailwind conditions.

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