# NTSB Accident DEN04LA116
> **Mooney M20R** · 2004-08-04 · Aspen, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04LA116
- **Event ID:** 20041008X01607
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-04
- **Location:** Aspen, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.223056, -106.868888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20R
- **Registration:** N4157
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing factors was the pilot flaring the airplane too high, his misunderstanding of the instructor's attempt to take control of the airplane. and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.

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