# NTSB Accident FTW02FA162
> **Cirrus Design Corporation SR-20** · 2002-05-28 · Angel Fire, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02FA162
- **Event ID:** 20020605X00811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-28
- **Location:** Angel Fire, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.428054, -105.211112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cirrus Design Corporation
- **Model:** SR-20
- **Registration:** N901CD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue the flight into the rising mountainous terrain, and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the trees.  Contributing factors were the rising mountainous terrain, and the high density altitude,

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