# NTSB Accident DEN00FA182
> **Sukhoi SU-26MX** · 2000-09-30 · TELLURIDE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00FA182
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21964
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-30
- **Location:** TELLURIDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.939163, -107.899375
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sukhoi
- **Model:** SU-26MX
- **Registration:** N26KP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground.  A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.

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