# NTSB Accident DEN04LA017
> **Cessna 172R** · 2003-11-01 · Cloudcroft, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04LA017
- **Event ID:** 20031105X01866
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-01
- **Location:** Cloudcroft, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.976112, -105.738609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N9864F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the dual student's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain.  Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.  Low altitude flight and rising terrain are contributing factors.

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