# NTSB Accident FTW96LA403
> **Piper PA-30** · 1996-09-28 · WATKINS, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA403
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-28
- **Location:** WATKINS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.749809, -104.599678
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N37P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's failure to use proper procedures and engage the turbochargers for takeoff from a high altitude airport.  A factor was the high density altitude.

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