# NTSB Accident DEN02LA036
> **Bell 206B-III** · 2002-04-04 · Leadville, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA036
- **Event ID:** 20020422X00566
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-04
- **Location:** Leadville, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.213333, -106.190002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B-III
- **Registration:** N997GM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the downdraft.

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