# NTSB Accident DEN02LA015
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2001-12-18 · Crested Butte, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA015
- **Event ID:** 20011220X02430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-18
- **Location:** Crested Butte, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.870227, -106.980308
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8704W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a wet brake that later froze resulting in a loss of directional control on landing. A contributing factor was the snow bank.

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