# NTSB Accident DEN00LA031
> **Luscombe 8E** · 1999-12-25 · SAN LUIS, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA031
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20231
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-25
- **Location:** SAN LUIS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.200748, -105.419631
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8E
- **Registration:** N1941B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush.  Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in mountain flying, the high density altitude, and downdraft weather conditions.

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