# NTSB Accident FTW97LA337
> **Piper PA-22** · 1997-09-03 · SARATOGA, WY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA337
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08837
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-03
- **Location:** SARATOGA, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.450592, -106.809272
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N8731C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to consult airplane performance data based upon the weather conditions that prevailed.  Factors were terrain induced turbulence and high density altitude.

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