# NTSB Accident DEN02FA080
> **Cessna 177B** · 2002-07-27 · Crowheart, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02FA080
- **Event ID:** 20020808X01334
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-27
- **Location:** Crowheart, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.685001, -109.208885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N34859
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the high mountain terrain.  Contributing factors were the high mountain terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.

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