# NTSB Accident DEN01FA044
> **Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39CT** · 2001-01-24 · Watkins, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01FA044
- **Event ID:** 20010202X00390
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-01-24
- **Location:** Watkins, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.762222, -104.57917
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Vodochody Aero. Works
- **Model:** L-39CT
- **Registration:** N602MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush.  Factors were the pilot's diverted attention due to the failure of the rear canopy's acrylic transparency and the loss of communication with his back seat passenger, the pilot's lack of recent experience in make/model airplane, the airplane's improper aft weight distribution (center of gravity), and the pilot's fatigue (circadian rhythm).

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