# NTSB Accident DEN00LA177
> **Cessna 340** · 2000-09-23 · BROOMFIELD, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00LA177
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21960
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-23
- **Location:** BROOMFIELD, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.940189, -105.06044
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340
- **Registration:** N388SP
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot landing the aircraft hard exceeding the design stress limits.  Factors were:  Low ceiling, freezing rain, dark night, excessive descent rate, and improper glide path.

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