# NTSB Accident DEN02FA004
> **Cessna T337G** · 2001-10-28 · Palmer Lake, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02FA004
- **Event ID:** 20011109X02221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-28
- **Location:** Palmer Lake, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.174446, -104.970558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T337G
- **Registration:** N45E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot intentionally restricting his external vision (turning his cabin lights up bright to practice night instrument approaches), and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance of the mountain.  A contributing factor was the Air Traffic Controller’s failure to provide appropriate safety alerts for rising terrain.

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