# NTSB Accident DEN03LA089
> **Beech A36** · 2003-05-26 · Afton, WY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA089
- **Event ID:** 20030603X00771
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-26
- **Location:** Afton, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.711112, -110.941947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N2106L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to achieve an adequate climb rate, resulting in an inflight collision with the sign. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper mixture leaning procedure, the high density altitude, his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner, and the highway sign near the end of the runway.

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