# NTSB Accident DEN90LA025
> **PIPER PA-28** · 1989-11-25 · STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90LA025
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29783
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-25
- **Location:** STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.489616, -106.830642
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N6385R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING OR REVERSING COURSE. THE TERRAIN, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WING ICE, AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=DEN90LA025) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*