# NTSB Accident DEN08FA003
> **Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A** · 2007-10-05 · Pagosa Springs, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08FA003
- **Event ID:** 20071029X01672
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-05
- **Location:** Pagosa Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.183612, -106.584442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Raytheon Aircraft Company
- **Model:** C90A
- **Registration:** N590GM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, improper in-flight planning and decision making, the dark night, and the controller's failure to issue a safety alert to the pilot.

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