# NTSB Accident DEN07CA139
> **Cessna A185F** · 2007-08-19 · Lake City, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN07CA139
- **Event ID:** 20070911X01364
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-08-19
- **Location:** Lake City, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.833332, -107.333335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N185MR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight planning, his inability to attain short field takeoff performance, and his intentional maneuvering of the airplane into bushes and a fence during the aborted takeoff.  Factors contributing to the accident were the high density altitude and the tailwind.

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