# NTSB Accident DEN06CA030
> **Appel Mustang II** · 2006-01-06 · Erie, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06CA030
- **Event ID:** 20060201X00142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-01-06
- **Location:** Erie, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.009998, -105.048332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Appel
- **Model:** Mustang II
- **Registration:** N747MD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to depart in gusty winds, and the pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the departure roll. The high gusty crosswind contributed to the accident.

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