# NTSB Accident DEN92FA077
> **CESSNA 172RG** · 1992-07-24 · FAIRPLAY, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92FA077
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15127
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-07-24
- **Location:** FAIRPLAY, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.21965, -105.800575
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N4963R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S OPERATION AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES IN RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE:  HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, DIVERSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION, AND THE RISING TERRAIN.

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