# NTSB Accident DEN03LA027
> **Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (AMD) CH2000** · 2003-01-02 · Milford, UT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA027
- **Event ID:** 20030102X00002
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-02
- **Location:** Milford, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.283332, -112.900001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (AMD)
- **Model:** CH2000
- **Registration:** N8500R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadequate altitude chosen by the flight instructor, resulting in inadequate clearance and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain.  Contributing factors were the instructor's failure to consult pertinent VFR sectional charts for the area, and the dark night conditions.

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