# NTSB Accident DEN00LA174
> **Bellanca 17-30A** · 2000-09-17 · LAS CRUCES, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA174
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21958
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-17
- **Location:** LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N14774
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral clearance with terrain.  Factors were the confined area used for takeoff, and the high vegetation alongside the road.

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