# NTSB Accident DEN05FA002
> **Sukhoi SU-29** · 2004-10-02 · Santa Fe, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05FA002
- **Event ID:** 20041008X01599
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-02
- **Location:** Santa Fe, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.620834, -106.089164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sukhoi
- **Model:** SU-29
- **Registration:** N92CG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the inverted spin, spiral, and subsequent impact with terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall spin, the spiral, low altitude, and the pilot's delayed attempt to recover from the spin and spiral.

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