# NTSB Accident DEN89LA128
> **PIPER PA-22-150** · 1989-05-29 · RANGELY, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28300
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-29
- **Location:** RANGELY, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.080047, -108.769371
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N8065D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT.  THE HIGH WIND, GUSTS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S NEW HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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