# NTSB Accident DEN01FA111
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2001-05-29 · Meeker, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01FA111
- **Event ID:** 20010612X01151
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-29
- **Location:** Meeker, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.775001, -107.369445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N5999V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance as a result of his drug induced impairment. A factor was his exceeding the airplane's gross weight limits.

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