# NTSB Accident DEN04FA119
> **Cessna 172P** · 2004-08-09 · Monarch Crest, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04FA119
- **Event ID:** 20040816X01228
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-09
- **Location:** Monarch Crest, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.498889, -106.339164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N911JR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his decision to conduct flight beyond the performance capability of the aircraft.  A contributing factor was the  high density altitude, and an inadvertent stall.

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