# NTSB Accident DEN06FA010
> **Lancair LC-40-550FG** · 2005-10-23 · Steamboat Spgns, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06FA010
- **Event ID:** 20051027X01745
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-10-23
- **Location:** Steamboat Spgns, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.350555, -106.684165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lancair
- **Model:** LC-40-550FG
- **Registration:** N101HK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. Contributing factors include the pilot's lack of recent experience, the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, the dark night and the mountainous terrain.

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