# NTSB Accident DEN03LA073
> **Cessna 175A** · 2003-04-26 · Colo. Springs, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA073
- **Event ID:** 20030428X00583
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-26
- **Location:** Colo. Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.945835, -104.569725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 175A
- **Registration:** N6884E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the stuck open exhaust valve on the engine's number 2 cylinder, the pilot's improper preflight planning, and his failure to maintain aircraft control.  Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude flight maneuver performed, the low airspeed, the tailwind, the high density altitude, and the inadvertent stall.

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