# NTSB Accident DEN90LA171
> **CESSNA 140** · 1990-08-17 · SILVER CITY, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90LA171
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23981
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-17
- **Location:** SILVER CITY, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.780544, -108.260345
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N3648V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN A FLIGHT IN CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR.

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