# NTSB Accident DEN08LA005
> **Sproul 72K-TET** · 2007-10-09 · Rio Rancho, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA005
- **Event ID:** 20071029X01674
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-09
- **Location:** Rio Rancho, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.265834, -106.666114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sproul
- **Model:** 72K-TET
- **Registration:** N72KX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/judgment, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing.  Contributing factors in this accident were the unfavorable wind, and the pilot misjudging his airspeed.

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