# NTSB Accident DEN00FA136
> **Grumman American AA-5** · 2000-07-18 · MOAB, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00FA136
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-18
- **Location:** MOAB, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.529903, -109.54972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N7161L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot in command exercising poor judgment and exceeding the aircraft's turning capability. Contributing factors were the pilots' attention being diverted, flying into a known blind canyon, high temperature, and high density altitude.

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