# NTSB Accident FTW97FA262
> **Ryan NAVION B** · 1997-07-11 · GARFIELD, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97FA262
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08355
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-11
- **Location:** GARFIELD, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.550666, -106.289802
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ryan
- **Model:** NAVION B
- **Registration:** N5401K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in a stall and collision with a pole and a building.  High density altiitude was a related factor.

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