# NTSB Accident DEN99LA156
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1999-08-31 · PEYTON, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA156
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19499
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-31
- **Location:** PEYTON, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.029975, -104.479255
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N5172L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control resulting in inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb following takeoff.  Factors were the unfavorable, sudden windshift conditions, the high density altitude, and the manufacturer's failure to provide adequate density altitude performance information in the Airplane Flight Manual.

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