# NTSB Accident DEN04FA134
> **Mooney M20D** · 2004-09-06 · Pagosa Springs, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04FA134
- **Event ID:** 20040910X01386
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-06
- **Location:** Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.2775, -107.055831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20D
- **Registration:** N1907Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, and the rough and uneven runway surface.

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