# NTSB Accident DEN00LA002
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 1999-10-02 · LA JUNTA, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA002
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19939
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-02
- **Location:** LA JUNTA, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.980667, -103.540138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6406P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper altitude during final approach to landing, and his misjudgment of altitude clearances.  Factors were the sudden windshift, downdraft and turbulent weather conditions, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.

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