# NTSB Accident DEN02LA073
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2002-07-14 · Tooele, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA073
- **Event ID:** 20020716X01136
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-14
- **Location:** Tooele, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.535556, -112.345275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4690R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command failure to obtain/maintain proper rate of climb, resulting in a collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and exceeding the airplane's forward center of gravity limit.

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