# NTSB Accident DEN01FA018
> **Cessna 182P** · 2000-11-30 · TAOS, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01FA018
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22277
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-30
- **Location:** TAOS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.380641, -105.570716
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N21390
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering in a narrow canyon.  Contributing factors were the down slope winds in excess of 50 knots and the pilot's improper decision to enter the canyon given the wind conditions.

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