# NTSB Accident DEN00LA006
> **KENDALL/MCKAUGHLIN RANS S-10 SAKOTA** · 1999-10-09 · HUDSON, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA006
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19942
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-09
- **Location:** HUDSON, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.070049, -104.640487
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KENDALL/MCKAUGHLIN
- **Model:** RANS S-10 SAKOTA
- **Registration:** N444YB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate preflight planning when the pilot failed to evaluate aircraft performance and weather.  Factors were high density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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