# NTSB Accident DEN90FA103
> **PIPER PA-32C-300** · 1990-04-27 · LEADVILLE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90FA103
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22896
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-27
- **Location:** LEADVILLE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.239513, -106.290863
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32C-300
- **Registration:** N8912N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, HIS PERCEIVED PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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