# NTSB Accident DEN92LA006
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 1991-10-30 · ELLICOTT, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92LA006
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18286
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-10-30
- **Location:** ELLICOTT, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.029464, -104.480628
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6815P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH, AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED.  FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO IMC, ACCUMULATION OF WING ICE AND HIS BECOMING LOST DISORIENTED.

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