# NTSB Accident DEN93FA009
> **PIPER PA-42** · 1992-10-31 · GRAND JUNCTION, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN93FA009
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-10-31
- **Location:** GRAND JUNCTION, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.109718, -108.529212
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-42
- **Registration:** N250TJ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE AND RESULTANT DISORIENTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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