2 fatal · Piper PA-28-181 · 1999-09-01 · VILLA GROVE, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN99FA157
Event ID
20001212X19735
Type
Accident
Date
1999-09-01
Location
VILLA GROVE, CO, USA
Coordinates
38.250934, -105.949661
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N4366D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper inflight decision to enter a narrow blind/box canyon, and his misjudgment of the vertical and lateral clearances. A factor was the downdrafts.