# NTSB Accident DEN06LA113
> **Piper PA-23-160** · 2006-08-12 · Santa Fe, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06LA113
- **Event ID:** 20060830X01258
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-12
- **Location:** Santa Fe, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.616943, -106.089447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-160
- **Registration:** N245TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to continue the attempted takeoff when Vx airspeed was not obtained, and failure to abort the takeoff during ground roll which resulted in an impact on the remaining runway with the landing gear retracted.  A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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