# NTSB Accident DEN90DTE02
> **BRUCE MCKINNEY VARI-EZE** · 1989-11-24 · ASPEN, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90DTE02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29773
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-24
- **Location:** ASPEN, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.190414, -106.820487
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BRUCE MCKINNEY
- **Model:** VARI-EZE
- **Registration:** N4985Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.  A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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