# NTSB Accident DEN02LA019
> **McDonnell Douglas MD 902** · 2002-01-11 · Aurora, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA019
- **Event ID:** 20020122X00093
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-11
- **Location:** Aurora, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.739559, -104.859054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD 902
- **Registration:** N902AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to inadvertent settling with power resulting in a hard landing.  Contributing factors include the improperly planned approach, the high density altitude, and the encounter with vortex ring state.

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