# NTSB Accident DEN01LA117
> **Piper PA-12** · 2001-06-24 · EAGLE, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01LA117
- **Event ID:** 20010706X01317
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-24
- **Location:** EAGLE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.65073, -106.819351
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N7850H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate wind evaluation, and his inadequate planning/decision to land with a tailwind, at a density altitude of 13,418 feet.  Contributing factors were the tailwind and the high density altitude weather condition.

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