# NTSB Accident DEN03LA120
> **Conn Vans RV-4** · 2003-07-05 · Durango, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN03LA120
- **Event ID:** 20030708X01038
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-05
- **Location:** Durango, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.203334, -107.867225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Conn
- **Model:** Vans RV-4
- **Registration:** N78DR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

partial propeller blade separation for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the forced landing approach that resulted in his overshooting the road on intended landing and colliding with trees. A contributing factor was the trees.

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