# NTSB Accident DEN92LA003
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 1991-10-13 · TELLURIDE, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-10-13
- **Location:** TELLURIDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.939998, -107.900047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N4488Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHICH WAS INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS.  A FACTOR WAS: DOWN DRAFT ENCOUNTER.

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