# NTSB Accident DEN05FA045
> **Piper PA-31P** · 2004-12-29 · Gallup, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05FA045
- **Event ID:** 20050104X00007
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-29
- **Location:** Gallup, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.474998, -108.747222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31P
- **Registration:** N573B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed which resulted in the loss of control, and impact with wires, a tree and terrain.

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