# NTSB Accident DEN04FA035
> **Rockwell 690A** · 2004-01-03 · Cortez, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04FA035
- **Event ID:** 20040112X00050
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-01-03
- **Location:** Cortez, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.302776, -108.628051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rockwell
- **Model:** 690A
- **Registration:** N700SR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate planned approach and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.  Contributing factors were low altitude flight maneuvering in an attempt to lose excessive altitude and realign the airplane for landing, and his failure to perform a missed approach, and the snow fall.

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