# NTSB Accident DEN99FA016
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 1998-10-28 · HAYDEN, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99FA016
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-28
- **Location:** HAYDEN, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.490406, -106.829963
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N35533
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not following instrument procedures and subsequently descended to minimums prematurely.  Factors were the mountainous terrain and the falling snow.

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