# NTSB Accident FTW98LA295
> **Cessna 172E** · 1998-07-03 · WATKINS, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA295
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10567
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-03
- **Location:** WATKINS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.750587, -104.599426
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N7780U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in an encounter with a microburst.  Contributing was the airplane's climb capability exceeded by the microburst, and rising terrain.

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