# NTSB Accident DEN04CA062
> **Cessna 180A** · 2004-04-14 · Las Vegas, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04CA062
- **Event ID:** 20040504X00552
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-14
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.654998, -105.14167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180A
- **Registration:** N8956Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to takeoff in wind conditions that consisted of a quarterly tailwind and a crosswind in excess of the maximum demonstrated crosswind component, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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