# NTSB Accident DEN08CA051
> **Piper PA-32-301XTC** · 2008-01-17 · Taos, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08CA051
- **Event ID:** 20080220X00218
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-01-17
- **Location:** Taos, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.458057, -105.672225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-301XTC
- **Registration:** N819C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive airspeed during the approach and loss of control during the landing.  Contributing factors were the mountain turbulence and the snowbank.

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